“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is little more than an overtly violent elongation of a Saturday morning cartoon.
In the crime-riddled streets of Manhattan, turtle siblings Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael reunite after years of pursuing their individual interests.
Resident sensei rat Splinter oversees the reunion that re-teams the slacker ninja turtles with former allies April O’Neil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Casey Jones (Chris Evans) to take on a vicious crime gang called the “Foot Clan.”
Evil mastermind Maximillian J. Winters (Patrick Stewart) releases an army of ancient giant monsters that the Foot Clan protects.
A through-line of organized violence permeates “TMNT” as a baby step toward preparing youngsters to become soldiers in America’s never-ending war on humanity.
Rated PG. 93 mins.
