Rarely do I see a film and state “AI could have probably written a more compelling concept,” but here’s Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (D) being an aimless mess and a shameless cash grab with no consequences but critical scorn. The titular Italian brothers of the video game franchise must save yet another princess, this time intergalactically and with nary a trace of plot or character development. The real quest is actually how to get a tepid screenplay voiced, animated and over the finish line to meet its inevitable moment of box office domination. The certainty of the box office gross without attention to story quality is shameful. Colorful visuals can’t sugarcoat the film’s utter lack of inventiveness. It’s game over from frame one to finish, with only the reveals of dino pal Yoshi and cult hero Star Fox breaking up the monotony of tedious environments. The creators seem to have used up all the novel or nostalgic ideas in their first film, as this sequel is barely better than a blue screen of death.