8/10
A genuinely funny, visually stunning blast, if a little too silly sometimes
2 October 2023
This movie is genuinely such a great time. The turtles are voiced supremely by some actual teenagers. They have great comedic timing along with their adult costars, and really hold their own, fitting their roles perfectly.

If I had one real flaw, it would be that when things are supposed to be getting serious in the story, the tone stays a little too light. There are plenty of moments when it feels like there should be some real peril and the jokes keep coming, along with the general tone just refuse to get real. It helps that the jokes land more times than not, (I found myself laughing out loud throughout the entirety of the movie.) people are comparing this a lot to the Spiderverse movies, and I can see why, even though it definitely feels like it's own thing more than I thought it would and the animation is more unique than I original thought as well. But the Spiderverse movies are great at balancing dark and light tones to make a fully fleshed movie. Peril make stakes feel real, and without it, third acts tend to feel a little underwhelming. The climax of this movie felt rushed and even still I felt like I was kind of waiting for it to wrap up, after having enjoyed myself so much in the first two acts. If it got a little more real, I could see myself getting more into it.

But really that's my only flaw I can really think of. The film is heartfelt and well paced, if not a little too short. Could've used another 10 minutes of getting to know certain characters. Visually, it is as stunning as you might assume from the trailers. All in all, it is certainly worth a watch.
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