More or less Michael Bay's Only "Good" Movie

Rating: 6/10 (8 June 2014)

Consider Michael Bay the William McGonagall of film: the worst there is. Fortunately, even the worst at what they do can do something right from time to time, such as with "Transformers".
Pros: stunning visuals; good acting from half of the cast; snappy dialogue and wit, especially from Shia LaBeouf; some really good laughs; diverse characterization of the Autobots
Cons: bad acting from the other half of the cast, especially Megan Fox; cheesy plot; some meaningless closeups; flat characterization of the Decepticons
Bottom line: If you're looking for anything more than things going kablooey every 10 seconds, you'll be surprised to find something more-- if not much--in this romp. The saga of the Transformers sure starts with a big bang, doesn't it?