‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Divides Fans And Critics On Rotten Tomatoes

The Super Mario Galaxy movie shows a large critic–audience split on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics at 40% and audiences at 90%.

The first Mario movie previously had higher approval from both critics (59%) and audiences (95%).

Similar critic–audience divergences have appeared for other adaptations, such as The Acolyte and The Last Of Us season 2.

The article suggests the Galaxy film’s gap may stem from it being aimed primarily at children, pleasing its target audience more than adult critics.