7.2
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
Micah Abbey
Donatello (voice)
Shamon Brown Jr.
Michelangelo (voice)
Nicolas Cantu
Leonardo (voice)
Brady Noon
Raphael (voice)
Ayo Edebiri
April O'Neil (voice)
Maya Rudolph
Cynthia Utrom (voice)
John Cena
Rocksteady (voice)
Seth Rogen
Bebop (voice)
Rose Byrne
Leatherhead (voice)
Natasia Demetriou
Wingnut (voice)
Giancarlo Esposito
Baxter Stockman (voice)
Jackie Chan
Splinter (voice)
Ice Cube
Superfly (voice)
Paul Rudd
Mondo Gecko (voice)
Post Malone
Ray Fillet (voice)
Hannibal Buress
Genghis Frog (voice)
Jimmy Donaldson
Times Square Guy (voice)
Derek Wilson
Spider (voice)
Lukas Williams
Curious Goon (voice)
Michael Badalucco
Bad Bernie (voice)
Dempsey Pappion
Bald Bronson (voice)
John Capodice
Cab Driver (voice)
Andia Winslow
TV Anchor (voice)
Raechel Wong
News Anchor (voice)
David Faustino
Normal Nate (voice)
Danny Mastrogiorgio
Toupee Tom / Police Officer (voice)
Noel Gibson
Responding Police Officer / Military Advisor (voice)
Myra Owyang
Short Sharon (voice)
Kevin Eastman
Good Human (voice)
Alex Hirsch
Bossy Goon / Scumbug (voice)
Mike Rianda
Paycheck Goon / Chop Shop Boss / Ratatouille Guard (voice)
Bobby Wagner
Man Who Thought a Giant Rat was a Big Cat but was a Rat (voice)
Greg Levitan
Gecko Goon (voice)
Illya Quinteros
Helpful Construction Worker (voice)
Natalie Canizares
Sign My Baby Mom (voice)
Kyler Spears
Apologetic Goon (voice)
Jeff Rowe
Man Who Loves Being Young and Free to Go Places (voice)
Director, Screenplay, Story
Jeff Rowe
Characters
Kevin Eastman
Characters
Peter Laird
Head of Story
Gabriel Lin
Screenplay
Dan Hernandez
Screenplay
Benji Samit
Screenplay, Story
Seth Rogen
Screenplay, Story
Evan Goldberg
Story
Brendan O'Brien
Story Artist
Jacob Streilein
Story Artist
Charlie Parisi
Story Artist
Hanna Cho
Story Artist
Chloé Nicolay
Story Artist
Sang Yup Lee
Story Artist
Isabella Spadone
Story Artist
Peter Foltz
Story Artist
Ray Xu
Story Artist
Andrew James Ross
Story Artist
Paige Caldwell
Story Artist
John Jackson
August 2, 2023
The popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Franchise has taken a break from the recent live-action updates and has returned to animation to reboot and modernize the franchise.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is a loving and updated look at the story as Seth Rogen and his creative team have shaken up the franchise but remained true to the core characters and universe.
The film follows the four Turtles Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu), Raphael (Brady Noon), Donatello (Micah Abbey), and Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr.), who are looking to find acceptance in the world despite their father Splinter (Jackie Chan), warning them not to trust humans and that they will never be accepted.
As typical teens do, the boys frequently rebel to sneak out and use their Ninja skills to travel New York to do tasks ranging from shopping to watching outdoor movies which only fuels their desires to be accepted and have normal experiences such as High School.
At the same time as a crimewave is happening attributed to a menace known as Superfly (Ice Cube), who is gathering all kinds of high-end gear for his nefarious scheme.
When the brothers become aware of this while helping a human named April (Ago Edebiri), they become obsessed with her and desire to help her get to the bottom of the thefts and hope to win her approval as well as human acceptance in the process.
What follows is a madcap adventure with plenty of action and humor and several celebrity voices which adds a new level of fun to the expanded cast of supporting characters.
The animation style is at times a bit rough to watch over an extended period but as the film progressed I became used to it and it did much like the two recent Spider-man animated films grow on me even if it can be distracting at times.
The cast is solid and the film seemed to play well to viewers of all ages as there were jokes and references for all ages and the storyline was engaging even if it did at times seem to drag in places.
In the end the film is a loving and solid entry into the franchise and one that I am sure we will be seeing more animated entries from in the near future and is a must watch for fans of all ages.
4 stars out of 5