Arts-student

At times a fun romp - I cannot tell you why this movie drags sometimes scene to scene. Actors are pretty good. To enjoy it you'll have to ignore the fact that the bad guys dress like swat or spy rejects while trying to blend in at an airport.

The cinematography is good. It's better made than many streaming films these days. And the script although not brilliant, is not as cringy as most Netflix movies.

Taron and Jason seem like they are having fun. The rest of the cast is reasonable.

Plot holes there are few which once again is a small miracle for a Netflix movie these days. I'd call this movie enjoyable if you turn off your brain.

I wish the filmmakers could see beyond their disgust for one person enough to explore the broad scope of this. Understandings of Consent, the BdSM community itself and a history of Armie Hammer himself are all missing from this piece. Sadly it undermines the presentation and makes it feel like an editorial for victims and their disgust for the lifestyle. I feel sorry for the BDSM community who understands consent and what that entails. I also feel sorry for the filmmakers who were unable to look beyond their own bias and discomfort for what for some is a conceptual fantasy created equally with two concerning adult partners.

As a purely fluff piece - it's fun, bright spirited, and enjoyable for families. A movie that has all of the elements you'd want represented from Super Mario bros video games, and as a bonus, it also showcases Mario cart and donkey kong junior. The animation is strong, the worlds are exactly like the video games and truly fun moments for kids. The runtime is great and the movie moves along without pause.

AND I expect better, higher quality movie making.

The voice acting in this movie is so lazy. Chris Pratt is forgettable-anyone could have done better voicing such a beloved character. Princess Peach is the same - voice acting is boring and fairly emotionless. The worst voice acting belongs to Seth's terrible Donkey Kong junior - not a single attempt to make an actual character voice, just Seth's normal voice slapped on Donkey Kong. Toad's voice acting is also meatless and without any real jokes.

The script is mostly empty and there is little to no attempt at character motivation, organic character decision making - for example, why Princess Peach tells Mario he can come with her to save her kingdom. Almost every opportunity to make a joke is skipped. None of the characters have stated goals aside from King Koppa.

And saddest of all to me, there is no attempt to create backstory or give context to these beloved worlds and characters.