The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
If the new film is considerably less imaginative than your average Punch-and-Judy show, it is, nevertheless, a step up from last year's turtle-fest.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug 2014
fresh:
One finds in them the same unabashed enjoyment of color and movement, of spectacular athletics and outrageous stunts, that animates the Hong Kong action cinema as a whole and makes it so superbly entertaining.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug 2014
rotten:
More dialogue-heavy and somewhat less frenetic, this sequel is somewhat more to my own taste.
– Michael Wilmington,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Aug 2014
rotten:
The artful grunge is gone -- and so's the edge. The whole movie is bright yet colorless
– Michael Sragow,
New Yorker,
6 Aug 2014
rotten:
I don't think my negative reaction is a case of a parent forgetting the sort of mindless entertainment that he himself enjoyed as a child; rather the turtle fights are more depressing than joyful.