Action, yes. Plot, no.

Rating: 4/10 (8 December 2007)

As of the time of this review, Transformers has a 7.7 rating on this site. I would give it a definite 8 for the special effects, but it just so happens that I rate pictures for the strength of the storyline as well. For that, I give a 2. This is an excellent film for the prepubescent and adolescent boys; non-stop military and machine action! Did I mention it was non-stop? Any adult with attention deficit disorder should also like it, it may very well be the first film that is a distraction to itself. Mind-boggling computer animation built around a two and a half hour commercial for General Motors products might work better in the typical thirty second format. If Transformers hadn't been based on a toy, I would have guessed by the product placement that GMC had bank-rolled this project. Great film for kids, a total yawner for the adult viewer with discerning taste in cinema.