Following the comedy and adventures of Mario and Liugi, two brothers and plumbers, who shall travel for a place quite far away to preserve the earth from the invasion and to salvage the princess from the grip of the corrupted king, Koopa.
Devotees of the game may derive some pleasure from seeing its obstacles given quasi-flesh and set in motion, but that inert pleasure soon pales in a torrent of none-too-special effects, confusing story line and characters without personalities.
Even moviegoers who don't own Nintendo (if any such species exists) will thoroughly enjoy these superheroes. And chances are, this is only the beginning of their film exploits.
This film's two directors and three screenwriters have clearly tried hard to breathe life into their nonstory, to the point where the film's intensity seems more crazy than cynical.
People Magazine
May 30, 2013
There are none of the game's hidden pleasures, such as booby traps or treasure caches, and the casting is peculiar.
Bizarre, replete in often stunning special effects and verrrry strange from the outset, Super Mario Bros. is curiously entertaining, even though it often makes little sense.
Scenery rushes by, noise blares, characters pop up wearing new costumes that they couldn't possibly have had time to change into as they eluded their adversaries.
