Super Mario Bros.

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Super Mario Bros. Is available in Australia on Foxtel Now and Beamafilm right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. 1,466 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Bob Hoskins leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Foxtel Now.

Super Mario Bros. Is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Super Mario Bros. From the crowd. Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa. Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1993. Super Mario Bros. Earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Super Mario Bros. Respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Bob Hoskins is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.