Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
This sequel to the 2014 Michael Bay-ified Ninja Turtles movie introduces new villains into the mix - Bebop and Rocksteady - as well as the sporty vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell, Arrow). Don't worry, Megan Fox and Will Arnett are back.
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksTMNT sequel Out of the Shadows (making the first one What We Do in the Shadows?) wastes little time setting out its stall. Four CGI heroes in half shells leap and gallivant around the Big Apple on their way to scoffing pizza and getting an even better Madison Square Garden vantage point for tip-off than Jack Nicholson. Shortly after, a bewigged Megan Fox shoplifts and partially disrobes her way through a busy train station, blending in with similarly underdressed college co-eds as she pursues a hot lead. So far, so (barely) pubescent.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is a dumb guilty pleasure. The script and Megan Fox and Will Arnett's acting is pretty bad, but I like the Turtles, good VFX and the action is entertaining. I feel bad for enjoying these movies, but I had a good time. Grade: B-
Total Film
pressA watery diversion in the Brazilian rainforest apart, this noisy, repetitive, nonsensical franchise-extender is a turtle waste of time.
The Washington Post
pressNeither an embarrassment nor a triumph, it is nevertheless an improvement over the last film.
The New York Times
pressThis movie is, it happens, easier to sit through than the 2014 film.
The Guardian
pressLonger, louder and boasting even more hardware, it does everything to generate the illusion of bleeding-edge bang-per-buck, while cribbing shamelessly from 1991's Secret of the Ooze.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe film fares best when it slows down a bit and allows the Turtles' personalities, which are quite engaging, to shine through via their amusing comic banter.
Empire Magazine
pressConsiderably better than its predecessor, the central four may give it their all but the people behind this franchise sadly don't seem all that interested...
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksTMNT sequel Out of the Shadows (making the first one What We Do in the Shadows?) wastes little time setting out its stall. Four CGI heroes in half shells leap and gallivant around the Big Apple on their way to scoffing pizza and getting an even better Madison Square Garden vantage point for tip-off than Jack Nicholson. Shortly after, a bewigged Megan Fox shoplifts and partially disrobes her way through a busy train station, blending in with similarly underdressed college co-eds as she pursues a hot lead. So far, so (barely) pubescent.
Total Film
pressA watery diversion in the Brazilian rainforest apart, this noisy, repetitive, nonsensical franchise-extender is a turtle waste of time.
The Washington Post
pressNeither an embarrassment nor a triumph, it is nevertheless an improvement over the last film.
The New York Times
pressThis movie is, it happens, easier to sit through than the 2014 film.
The Guardian
pressLonger, louder and boasting even more hardware, it does everything to generate the illusion of bleeding-edge bang-per-buck, while cribbing shamelessly from 1991's Secret of the Ooze.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe film fares best when it slows down a bit and allows the Turtles' personalities, which are quite engaging, to shine through via their amusing comic banter.
Empire Magazine
pressConsiderably better than its predecessor, the central four may give it their all but the people behind this franchise sadly don't seem all that interested...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is a dumb guilty pleasure. The script and Megan Fox and Will Arnett's acting is pretty bad, but I like the Turtles, good VFX and the action is entertaining. I feel bad for enjoying these movies, but I had a good time. Grade: B-
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