“Super Mario Galaxy Film” review: Game over? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that!

Nintendo’s most famous mustaches are back! When Super Mario and Luigi get going, anything seems possible: do they have to clear another clogged drain or save the Mushroom Kingdom from a power-hungry giant turtle again? Is Bowser really the new old enemy and has he retained his black soul? The second film with the lively game heroes gives us a clear answer to this.

Bowser and son

At the end of the first part, Armored Bowser was just a harmless miniature version of himself, and that’s how we meet him again now. This character in particular will undergo some unexpected transformations over the course of the 90 minutes of the film, until at the end he looks quite bony. At least Jack Black’s original voice remains. But before he can really get started, his son Bowser Jr. becomes active for the first time, kidnapping a princess (no, it’s not Peach) and trying to rob an entire castle with his spaceship, which leads to catastrophic scenes.

Yoshi and Rosalina

The most important reinforcement for the Mario/Luigi team is a legendary figure. In the post-credit scene of the previous film he was about to hatch from the egg and now super dinosaur Yoshi is finally here in all his green and white glory. The star sorceress Rosalina appears as another new character, whose liberation the plot revolves around. They are both voiced by Donald Glover and Brie Larson. Princess Peach, who previously knew nothing about her past, finally learns about her origin story and regains a relative she had completely forgotten. And Mario can count himself lucky when it comes to his taste buds – this time he doesn’t have to throw in any of the mushrooms he hates to reach his full fighting power.

Star Fox and Minions

This is what action means: You can’t even count how many levels the plot has in store. Every corner and ending of the film is constantly full of new characters and challenges. There are colorful star children, a thieving monkey, a gangster frog in a galactic casino or a daring pilot in fox form with Glen Powell’s voice (and that’s not a homage to Star-Lord Chris Pratt, but to another Nintendo character who has been doing 3D shoot ’em ups as Star Fox since 1993). But characters also appear that you would never have expected in this world. The animations come from Illumination Studios Paris, where the Minions are also based; And so it’s not really surprising that the little yellow slobs make guest appearances here.

This time everything is more spectacular and bigger: the story seems more complicated, the settings more colorful and diverse; but there are also plenty of nostalgic game moments. The proven directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic really leave no stone unturned to top the first part – and they succeed in doing so easily because this is a real feature film.

4 of 5 green spotted Yoshi eggs