Ticket sales should never be looked at as the sole indicator of whether a movie’s “good” or not. But The Super Mario Bros. Movie having the year’s biggest box office opening at $204.6 million, and dethroning Frozen 2 for having the largest debut for an animated film, suggests that people are enjoying it quite a bit.
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To look at The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score, you’d think Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo might have accidentally made one of the most polarizing films of the year.
In actuality, though, it really is a M a r i o story: something short, sweet, light on nuance, and rich in simple delights.
From its cheesy nostalgia plays to its breathtaking and imaginative visuals, Universal’s new Mario movie is everything a video game adaptation should be.
