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Punished_Blinx posted...

I overall liked it and it's one of the better video game movies.

It was missing that heart that a lot of kids movies have though. Like there wasn't enough time truly dedicated to a single relationship to pin the themes of the movie on. Mario sorta bounces between a few characters for only a couple of scenes each.

To be fair I have a kid now so I think my standards for kids movies has been raised a fair bit recently. Kids movies are often overlooked with how they can hit you right in the feels and Mario didn't quite get there for me.

Ah the end of the day it's about Mario earning the respect of his family. He didn't get to spend a lot of time with them but it's clear that it's on his mind the whole time as it's the first thing he talks about with Donkey Kong after rainbow road.