As soon as we're in the Mushroom Kingdom, it's a journey from reference-packed location to reference-packed location without a pause taken. While it's jarring at first, you get used to the 'new' Mario, Luigi and co, especially as co-directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic race through the story like they're playing Mario Kart. They all just sound like themselves, which makes the fact Mario and Luigi's extended family are all lazy Italian stereotypes even odder. In truth, it seems harsh to single out Pratt or Day in terms of the voice cast, as it feels like everyone was given free rein to just be themselves, right down to Jack Black giving Bowser a Tenacious D-esque musical number.
Their introduction also features a fun appearance from the OG Mario, Charles Martinet - acting as a way to draw a line under the backlash and move on with this version of Mario. It's addressed the first moment we meet Mario and Luigi as they put on stereotypical Italian accents in what turns out to be their plumbing advert. Pratt's casting especially has led to some vehement criticism from fans from the time it was announced, something that only intensified once we heard his Mario voice. We'll start with the elephant in the room: Chris Pratt and, to a lesser extent, Charlie Day's casting as Mario and Luigi.
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