Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is the best interpretation of the turtles yet, an inspired, asymmetrical, silly tour de force of hybrid 2D and 3D animation. TaraDBennett's review:
is swinging for the fences with its story and voice performances to ambitiously, quantifiably shake up the artistic rut that theatrical computer animation has been stuck in for the last two decades.borrows from what its small-screen cousins have consistently done well, portraying the brothers—
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo—as actual teenagers. Here, they’re drawn with wiry, slightly gawky bodies they don’t quite have a handle on yet, which translates into action scenes that have actual stakes as they grow into their potential over the course of the movie. Design-wise, little touches like
Donatello’s glasses and Mikey’s braces are beyond endearing and are relatable ties to their kid audience.s to April O’Neil , who is reinvented to look and speak like a teen from New York, with her own insecurities and strengths that complement those of our heroes.Nicolas Cantu , Brady Noon , Shamon Brown Jr. and Micah Abbey , who recorded together, and were encouraged to excitedly talk over one another like a gaggle of real, tight-knit brothers would do.
It’s a myopic point of view that the boys bristle against, which sets the stage for a resonant story about inherent biases, empathy and compassion. All of that is carried through into the motivations of the mutant “baddie,” the gloriously strident Superfly and his posse of mutants, including familiar faces like Rocksteady , Bebop , Leatherhead and a trippy, hippy Mondo Gecko .
Rowe and Spears have a firm hold on their pacing, especially in how they use comedy to enhance their action beats. They also chart a progression to the brother’s battle prowess that is satisfying and pays off in satisfying full-circle moments. They don’t waste their large ensemble of mutants either, as each is given a moment to shine in the heat of battle, which makes for some clever reveals.
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