Rotten
In one way, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a triumph for producer Michael Bay in that it is equally as godawful as his Transformers: Age of Extinction and a hit nonetheless.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mysterious. Dangerous. Reptilious. You've never seen heroes like this.
2014 · 1h 41m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Jonathan Liebesman
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Overview
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
Director and cast
- Jonathan Liebesman Director
- Pete Ploszek as Leonardo
- Alan Ritchson as Raphael
- Jeremy Howard as Donatello
- Noel Fisher as Michelangelo
- Megan Fox as April O'Neil
- Will Arnett as Vern Fenwick
- William Fichtner as Eric Sacks
- Danny Woodburn as Splinter
- Johnny Knoxville as Leonardo (voice)
- Tony Shalhoub as Splinter (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
20%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's essentially a Transformers movie - a Michael Bay production complete with mass destruction, urban panic, white-hot lighting, inane quips, product placement, explosions and, well, Megan Fox.
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Rotten
I had to draw on my own ninja training and reflect intensively on the transitory nature of all phenomena, just to fend off the profound yearning for death.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Rotten
It's pretty much business as usual: one personality trait per turtle (with the most screen time for party-dude Michelangelo), lots of wisecracks, plenty of thin-crust product placement (Pizza Hut this time around), and even a last-minute cowabunga.
Bruce Ingram, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Turtles fans might have been looking for their own Avengers. They get Alvin and the Chipmunks on performance enhancers and mass-market pizza instead. In Hollywood, history repeats first as farce, then as marketing.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
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