Synopsis
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.
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Cast
- James Arnold TaylorLeonardo (voice)
- Mitchell WhitfieldDonatello / Additional Voices (voice)
- Nolan NorthRaphael / Nightwatcher (voice)
- Mikey KelleyMichelangelo (voice)
- Sarah Michelle GellarApril O'Neil (voice)
- Chris EvansCasey Jones (voice)
- MakoSplinter (voice)
- Patrick StewartWinters (voice)
- Kevin SmithDiner Cook (voice)
- Laurence FishburneNarrator (voice)
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Entertainment Weekly
This all-CG reboot is missing the goofy excitement of the old TMNT. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The story -- something to do with an ancient evil returning after 3,000 years -- plays like a multi-episode story arc of the TV series. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A tad too conservative and calculated. CGI delivers best on moody sets and a noirish atmosphere achieved by lighting, backgrounds and visual effects. But the characters look like plastic dolls, and the story is recycled sci-fi. - 50
Variety
Munroe's script denies fans the satisfaction of a decent story or amusing interactions. Rather than waiting for a screenplay that warranted their bigscreen return, TMNT feels like an attempt to exploit the phenomenon further. - 50
Village Voice
Writer-director Kevin Munroe parties like it's 1989, grooving on the extreme-sports set pieces and vintage slang to generally cowabusted effect. - 50
Washington Post
The upshot is that the film is technically superb and quite enjoyable as long as you don't bang your head against the plot. - 50
Los Angeles Times
That's really what TMNT lacks most -- humor. Despite the doll-like cartoonishness of the human figures, the filmmakers seem to expect us to take this animated romp seriously. Too seriously. - 38
USA Today
It takes more than an awkward title attempting to sound cool to overcome its mundane plot and silly dialogue.