A TURTLE'S TALE 2: SAMMY'S ESCAPE FROM PARADISE

2012, Illuminata Pictures

Animation

Rating: PG

Approx. 92 mins.

THE STORY:

Turtles Sammy, his best friend Ella and their grandfathers are captured by fishermen, and the adults are transplanted to a massive Dubai-style aquarium inside a restaurant. They make some friends, row with a mobster seahorse and spend most of their energy trying to escape so they can rescue young Sammy and Ella from the waters on the other side of the aquarium glass. Eventually, they do.    

QUESTIONABLE LANGUAGE:

• dead, die, kill
• frigging
• moron

VIOLENCE:

• there are some intense fighting and chase scenes
• a fish gets eaten by bigger fish

TEACHING POINTS:

• there is strength in numbers

THE UPSHOT:

Yet another romp through mediocrity. The first installment was hardly a gem, so how a sequel got made is beyond me. But it did. And people like me watched it. 

Even the 5 year-old in the room found this movie longer than it needed to be. The adult in the room had a bit of an issue with the constant references to dying, death and killing. 

Completely pointless.

1.5/5