Ready Player! On-Air Review of ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 7, 2023 - 6:56am

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Rating: 3.0/5.0

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on April 6th, 2023, reviewing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” a modern animation of the video game legend in its third on-screen version. In theaters since April 5th.

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” features the voice of Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as his brother Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach and Jack Black as the rogue villain Bowser. Mario and Luigi are two struggling Brooklyn plumbers in the real world who go through a pipe portal and end up in a kingdom that is a variation on their video game atmosphere. Besides Bowser and the Princess, they encounter Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Photo credit: Universal Pictures

Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, April 6th, 2023 …

”The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is currently in theaters, since April 5th. Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya-Taylor Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Jack Black, Seth Rogen and Charles Martinet. Written by Matthew Fogel. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Rated “PG”