It eked out a positive critical consensus and even reintroduced the singular physical comedy stylings of Jim Carrey after a long Serious Film hiatus. But things started to change with the arrival of Sega and Paramount’s lovable live-action Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020. In the three decades since the release of the first game-to-screen movie, 1993’s Super Mario Bros., there have been precious few good entries in the genre (in a critical sense). Something has happened in video-game adaptations over the past few years. This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated to include recent releases, including this month’s Sonic 2.
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