The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the first time Nintendo's frontman has jumped onto the big screen since 1993's disastrous live-action outing. In this new version, directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic have delivered a fun, fast-paced but overly familiar adaptation that could have been a little bit more inventive along the way.
Mario games aren't exactly renowned for their plots, so if you've any experience with the games' primary objective—beat Bowser, save Princess Peach—you'll pretty much know what you're in for in The Super Mario Bros. Movie; the only major change this time around is that our damsel in distress is not Peach, but Luigi.
