Michael's Movie Grade: A-
Everything you would want from a Mario movie.
This is not a deep or especially groundbreaking movie, but it is a whole lot of fun and that is exactly what the Mario franchise is all about. I had a smile on my face from start to finish.
The story is quite simple but fits the Mario franchise perfectly. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad all team up to save the kidnapped Princess Rosalina. The story would fit perfectly as the storyline of a Mario game and that is the charm of it. This simple story allows for many delightful set pieces. These set pieces perfectly capture the feel of a Mario game on the big screen. There is such an attention to detail for every environment that the burst with life the same way that the worlds of the games have stayed with us for decades. This is probably Illumination's most visually pleasing film. The storyline itself unfolds at a fast pace and keeps you constantly engaged.
Like most Illumination films, this one is full of gags from start to finish. What surprised me was just how funny so many of these gags were. I laughed out loud a lot more than I did at the first movie.
The characters are still the wonderful characters we have loved all these decades, and it is a blast to spend time with them. Getting more Luigi than in the first movie was a pure delight. This movie introduces Yoshi and Fox McCloud to the world of Mario films, and both steal every scene they are in. Both also fit perfectly well into the story and never feel shoehorned in. Bowser Jr. is also an excellent villain. He feels like a surprisingly huge threat to our heroes, and his relationship and idolization of his father make his character feel like a real kid.
A pure delight to any true Nintendo fan (like me).
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