Movie Review - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The movie feels like it’s aimed at 5-10 year old kids. There’s no nuance to speak of but lots of frenetic action for the sake of spectacle that, I suppose, is meant to appeal to young kids.

I was a little surprised that there were so few adult references that parents would pick up, but would fly past a child. I didn’t spot anything like that, but maybe it just flew over my head, too?

7:42●●● 95%

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There was a row of about six kids, probably around 10ish years old, sitting in front of me at the theater when I did Peetimes. They seemed adequately engaged with the story.

Violence

I was a little surprised by the way violence was portrayed in the movie. I get it that the source material from the game is inherently violent, but some of it felt like too much. Like it's okay for Mario to get mad and stomp on Bowser, even though he explicitly asked for it. That wasn't the only occasion, but it's the one I recall thinking, "I wouldn't want to see my kid watch a good guy lose his temper and stomp on someone/something." Especially when the outcome reinforces the action. I don't know how you get around that, given the source material. But it doesn't seem that the writers were concerned with this at all.

Grade: C

Plot
Having thwarted Bowser’s previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir’s crusade.