Ditching the cheeky, self-aware wink that helped to excuse the concept's inherent corniness,
the
movie attempts to look polished and 'cool,' but the been-there animation can't compete with
the
then-cutting-edge puppetry of the 1990 live-action movie.
The turtles themselves may look prettier, but are no smarter; torn irreparably from their
countercultural roots, our superheroes on the half shell have been firmly co-opted by the
industry their creators once sought to spoof.
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times