Video game movies have had a rocky history in the film industry, including plenty of flops. But the subgenre has been doing well lately, thanks to projects like Mortal Kombat and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The latest of these movies to hit theaters is The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which is now available to stream with a Peacock subscription. The Mario movie passed $1 billion at the box office, and is one of the most successful movies of the year. Although now that Super Mario Bros. is streaming, we need to talk about Peach.
I didn’t get the chance to watch the new Mario movie when it was in theaters, thanks to a variety of personal reasons. I counted down the days till it arrived on Peacock, and had a great time watching the beloved Nintendo characters come to life. But my one complaint came down to the characterization of Anya Taylor-Joy’s Princess Peach.
