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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ review: A nostalgic power-up for fans and a trip down drain pipe for the rest

Adapting video games into films is a risky business. Incidentally, the game that started the film adaptation frenzy 30 years ago with Super Mario Bros., is back with The Super Mario Bros. Movie now. The lack of an intriguing storyline happens to be the biggest problem with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie Director: Aaron Horvath, …

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Review: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is okey-dokey

April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain. That’s because as nice as it is to look at “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” it’s not anywhere near as fun as it would be to play it. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” begins much like Spike Lee’s …

Critics’ consensus on ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’? It’s a-mixed

Opening weekend, here we come. Reviews are officially in for Nintendo and Universal Pictures’ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which hits theaters Wednesday and has generated quite a bit of buzz leading up to its Easter-weekend release. “Much credit goes to the cast for having so much fun with their characters; Charlie Day, for one, manages to infuse as much …

The Super Mario Bros. Movie review: 'Lazy and for fans only'

The Super Mario Bros. Movie review: 'Lazy and for fans only' Alamy/Universal Pictures Nintendo's iconic Italian plumber hero has already inspired one flop movie – and this sluggish new animation is no better. There are some sly nods to the games, and some witty explanations for the characters' more questionable qualities: their white gloves are a marketing gimmick, Mario tells …

Review: ‘Wahoo!’ isn’t quite right for mildly amusing, hectic ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’

Thirty years ago, the very first cinematic adaptation of a video game hit theaters. “Super Mario Bros.,” based on the 1985 Nintendo game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, didn’t exactly bring the game to life as much as it extrapolated a nightmarish cyberpunk world from its characters. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” garnered controversy upon announcement of its voice cast, with …