Two years on from the witless reboot, this second stab at Turtles is - surprisingly, and said with caution - a considerably better and far more enjoyable film. The sequel has a much better story that actually has some internal logic, and immediately apparent is the fact that the titular quartet are not presented as stereotypical obnoxious and unfunny teenagers again, but here shown as differing personalities that actually enables some decent interaction. The awful attempts at humour that persistently derailed the first film are still present (dim comedy sidekicks, Will Arnett's pompous self-proclaimed hero) but mercifully more contained and less intrusive. There is considerable bang for the bucks on-screen, with ambitious and often very successful CGI work together with dynamic and very well-staged action sequences that put some mega-blockbusters to shame, and the use of 3D and 4DX is genuinely effective. Whilst hardly going to trouble the Oscar voters, Out Of The Shadows is a half-decent kids' action film that does much to restore the Turtles cinematic brand.
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