Nobody in my family thought this was a good movie, but I staunchly defended it as an enjoyable watch. At the time we watched it we were feeling a bit overwhelmed with the heavier things on offer for Oscar potential nominees and needed some lighter fare. We passed on Nimona as being a longer shot than this for a nomination (which turned out to be both wrong—it did get nominated—and wrong because it is a much stronger movie than we anticipated), and settled on this.
This is a visually packed movie, which I am sure has a lot of references to Mario and Luigi and video games over the years—how could they avoid it? Staying power is something to celebrate, surely, and while I did not get any of it, you can tell it is there amidst the clutter.
The story line is that Mario and Luigi are trying to get their plumbing business off the ground in Brooklyn. For reasons that escape me, other than that they are about to embark on a great adventure and that it has to start somewhere, find a massive chamber of pipes under Brooklyn, get sucked into one, and end up in the Mushroom Kingdom, which is being threatened by the villainous Bowser (Jack Black). The notorious bad guy has found the Super Star he needs to make his final assault on Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and the residents of her kingdom, including Toad (Keegan-Michael Key). Bowser doesn't just want power; he wants to make the Princess his bride. So, creepy stalker stuff that Mario does an intervention and he and Luigi work on cementing their goofy hero status.
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