https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_super_mario_bros_movie
some reviews (alternating between positive / negative)
"None of this is likely to be enough for anyone to exclaim “Oh, yeah!” while hopping up and down and doffing their cap. But it is an hour and a half’s worth of superlative marketing that will whet your appetite for more Mario back home on the couch." Associated Press
"Any adults accompanying those children may wish they were watching the Hoskins and Leguizamo film instead." BBC.com
"It's all quite fun, with a good sense of humor and a consistent computer-animated aesthetic -- plus, at 90 minutes including credits, it's short, sweet, and over before anything can get annoying." Entertainment Weekly
"It’s hard to demand all that much from a Mario Bros film when its source material has been historically devoid of plot, but shouldn’t we be allowed to demand a little more than mere competency?" Independent (UK)
"Its ingenuity is infectious. You don’t have to be a Mario fan to respond to it, but the film is going to remind the millions who are why they call it a joystick." Variety
"This much-trailed, much-hyped new animated feature is tedious and flat in all senses, a disappointment to match the live-action version in 1993." Guardian
so the biggest flaw of the movie seems to be the weak plot, honestly i don't think anyone should expect too much from the story when even the in the games that is little more than an excuse to go on an adventure, that said the games are carried by the excellent and engaging gameplay so without that it may not be enough?
oh but is still going to be a massive success, is predicted to potentially become the highest grossing movie of 2023
