This installation fails to capitalize on the charm of these characters, the plot is unintelligible and there are no jokes.

Less amateurish than the 1990 original, less embarrassing than the 1991 sequel (with its mind-boggling Vanilla Ice ninja-rap number), this may be the easiest installment in the series for parents to sit through.

The oversized terrapins are characteristically flip as they backflip through an unnecessarily muddled plot.

The movie takes an excessively long time to cover short narrative ground, and the plot is muddled enough to confuse the target audience.