The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG)
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, Benny SafdieGenre: Comedy
Author(s): Matthew Fogel
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Fabien Polack, Pierre Leduc
Release Date: 01/04/2026
Running Time: 98mins
Country: US/Jpn
Year: 2026
Mario and Luigi make a new friend, adorable green dinosaur Yoshi, as they continue their misadventures through various kingdoms. Princess Peach, ruler of Mushroom Kingdom, and her loyal subject Toad join the Brooklyn-based plumbers on a journey into outer space and across the galaxy. En route, they meet Princess Rosalina and clash once again with fire-breathing turtle Bowser and his son Bowser Jr.
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG) Film Review from LondonNet
Plumbers for hire Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) respond to an urgent plea from the poncho-clad Tostarenan in the Sand Kingdom to unclog a warp pipe inside a giant inverted pyramid. The blockage turns out to be Yoshi (Donald Glover). The adorable green dinosaur befriends the brothers and accompanies them on their madcap misadventures. The fledgling friendship is tested when Bowser Jr (Benny Safdie) abducts Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) from the Celestial Kingdom.
The villainous heir apparent plans to steal Rosalina’s powers as an energy source for his Boomsday Weapon, which will be activated unless his fire-breathing father, Bowser (Jack Black), is returned safe and well. “Your first princess-napping!” proudly declares Magikoopa adviser Kamek (Kevin Michael Richardson). Rosalina acts as guardian to star-shaped creatures called the Lumas, and one twinkling ward tracks down Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and implores the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom to spearhead a rescue. Accompanied by Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), Peach joins her friends on a hare-brained odyssey into space.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie depreciates the fluff and tumble of the original film, sandwiching extravagant set pieces between thin slivers of character and plot development. Mario’s romantic interest in Peach, which leaves the plumber blushing behind his face fur in the opening 30 minutes, is largely ignored for the rest of the film. So too is older Bowser’s inner turmoil, attempting to reconcile his newfound affection for Mario with a predetermined role as the series’ cackling antagonist.
Animators repeat visual flourishes from the 2023 origin story: an escape from Bowser’s Jr’s clutches is stylised as a side-scrolling platform level from the eight-bit games. When one character plays a row of teeth like a xylophone, the deadly dentistry resonates with the opening notes of the 1985 Super Mario Bros game. The sequel runs 10 minutes longer and it feels like screenwriter Matthew Fogel is treading water for stretches. Comic tornado Black is relegated to the sidelines and barely registers above a pleasant breeze. Other popular Nintendo franchises including Star Fox and Pikmin are plundered for colourful cameos to expand the film’s storytelling horizons beyond Donkey Kong and its lucrative spin-offs. Slick if a tad soulless, the only thing that is genuinely super about Horvath and Jelenic’s picture is the word in the title.
– Kim Hu
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