You might occasionally forget while watching other videogame adaptations, but there's no possibility that the Nintendo source material will leave your mind during 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.'
Like its predecessor, the sequel is wall-to-wall animated frenzy, with chases, fights, and handsomely detailed set pieces. However, the film seems very much like a movie made by 5-year-olds.
The heroes, Mario and Luigi, use a magical underground pipe as a conduit to fantasy worlds. In one of them, a princess named Rosalina gets kidnapped, and the plumbers must rescue her.
However, the plotting is ragged, and the characters and objects take on whatever powers are needed. The aim is to be bustlingly kinetic, but the feel is pure kindergarten: no logic, just jerky leaps from one gaming situation to the next.
The filmmakers attempt to bring in some Disney-style emotional resonance, but they don't bother developing the matter. The movie is notably weaker than 'The Super Mario Bros,' which was just barely watchable.
