<em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</em> Gives the People What They Want
Your best bet is to not ask too many questions and just go with the magic-mushroom flow.
Hollywood’s previous attempt at a film tried to translate the cartoon goofiness of Nintendo’s video game into something more cinematic. The result was strange and ambitious: A British character actor took the title role; Bowser was transformed from a fire-breathing turtle into a slick-haired industrialist, and the world he ruled was filled not with power-up mushrooms but with industrial catwalks and dripping slime. The film is a but a failure nevertheless, a baffling effort to plumb deeper
