‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review: Superflys Revenge
Mutant Mayhem, with its far-reaching references, is like a new wave of animated movies like Mitchells vs. the Machines and Spider-Verse (and maybe even a few years ago with Ralph Breaks the Internet). )" and The Lego Movies) that revel in pop culture imitators in the form of emojis, gifs, viral videos and chat conversations.
And the music is always on top; Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross created a stunning score of wild, industrial rock mixed with softer, richer piano intermissions. Other episodes pop off the screen with the addition of typical New York hip hop like DMX and Blackstreet.
The cast is wonderful, with more comedic talent than I can tell here. Listening to Paul Rudd, Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, John Cena, Hannibal Buress and Post Malone (as a stubborn villain who just wants to sing) do different mutants - and I mean literally and figuratively - is, shall we say- us, get a free breadstick order with your pizza.
In fact, the cast of supporting characters nearly surpasses the Turtles themselves in the comics department, with Chan's likeable Splinter and Superfly's funky new villain Superfly, a 1970s Blaxploitation villain, being de perfect examples.
But ultimately, there is little complexity in the characters and nothing surprising in the plot. The strangers' messages of forgiveness, goodwill and brooding are also expressed in such unimaginable ways that they seem stereotypical.
A film taken unintentionally as a teenager, Mutant Mayhem has such appeal, but tries so hard to be cool, funny and relevant – all in line – that it forgets to relax with a slide, a few gems and, you know, the atmosphere.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem
PG rating. Duration: 1h39. in theatres.
