Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie review: A revitalised origin reboot

Updated On: 01 September, 2023 05:12 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

Mutant Mayhem is the latest TMNT origin story, albeit an animated one that combines comic-book animation with stop-motion in the best traditions of the current ‘Spiderverse’ style

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Mutant Mayhem Cast(voice): Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, John Cena, Seth Rogen
Rating: 2.5
Director: Jeff Rowe
Runtime: 100 min.

Mutant Mayhem is the latest TMNT origin story, albeit an animated one that combines comic-book animation with stop-motion in the best traditions of the current ‘Spiderverse’ style. The original film from the 90s, limited by the technology and technique of those times will continue to dredge out nostalgia but this newest one is likely to create a new groundswell of affection. Even though this issue doesn’t take these characters too seriously, it makes their personal struggles with humans weighty enough to be heartfelt. This is an origin reboot that is vastly different from “classic” Turtles cinematic experiences of the past.

Mutant Mayhem straddles the line between self-awareness and seriousness with a great deal of flexibility, earnestness, and charm. It`s a movie that explores what it feels for the MNTs to be teenagers afraid of what the rest of the world thinks of them. It`s a film that celebrates humanity and its embrace of divergences. The film follows the Turtle brothers as they work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

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