Super Mario Galaxy, The Movie on Canal Plus: an even less inspired sequel (review)

The new blockbuster from Nintendo and Illumination based on the famous video game has all the faults of the first, only worse. But the public loves it, so…

Without reaching the heights of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy was one of the biggest box office successes of 2026 with more than $1 billion in revenue worldwide and 5.6 million admissions in France. Notice to fans, the film can be seen this Friday evening on Canal Plus and now in streaming on MyCanal. The writing of First is one of the killjoys facing this phenomenon. Our review:

After the mega hit of Super Mario Bros., the movie ($1.3 billion in revenue worldwide, more than 7 million admissions in France), the establishment of a franchise around the famous mustachioed plumber was inevitable. So here we are, facing the first stage, a direct sequel where Mario sets off on a new adventure as saturated in colors as in nods to his universe.

As with its predecessor, it is very difficult to judge Super Mario Galaxy, the movie as a cinema object. Between family entertainment and ultra-referenced blockbuster for geeks of all ages fed up with the Nintendo hero (created in 1981 by Shigeru Miyamoto), this second feature film, still co-produced by Illumination and ultra calibrated, makes no effort to exceed its status as a giant promotional spot for the brand…