For little kids only...just don't expect them st stay awake

Rating: 3/10 (17 September 2007)

This is a very poor conversion to live action. I have always been a fan of Transformers in all their many and varied guises as cartoon but this live action attempt just does not do them justice. The only saving grace is the spectacular special effects. The start of the film gives so much promise. Then it is all downhill. Overall the acting was weak, Shia LeBouef and Megan Fox can be justifiably embarrassed at this poor attempt to mix action and comedy. The plot is poor,obvious and confused at the same time with so many annoyances I found myself yelling "What??" . The slapstick comedy routines of the Autobots were almost embarrassing. Very disappointing. I found myself looking forward to the transformers transformation scenes just because there was nothing else worth giving any attention to. As a vehicle for demonstrating modern special effects this is a good film; as anything else it is a waste of time. Could have been so much better. And finally, BumbleBee is a Volkswagen NOT a rusty American Camaro.