Terrible does not begin to cover it...

Rating: 1/10 (15 July 2007)

This is the worst movie I have seen since "Van Helsing". Can someone please explain to Michael Bay that it's perfectly OK to have a camera shot last more than a quarter second? He is obviously trying to hide a lack of a decent plot with unbelievably kinetic, frantic, hyperactive camera work and the loudest sound/foley mix in the history of cinema. Yes, the effects are great, but frankly, if you've seen the preview or even a commercial for this movie, then you've seen the best part. This movie was a waste of however many millions of dollars it took to make it, a waste of a decent young actor (Shia Labeouf), a waste of decent special effects and the fact that the greatest film-maker of all time (Spielberg - NOT Michael Bay) is attached to this film in any way is a tragedy. Don't waste your money. Don't wait for the DVD. Hide from this movie. It is an insult to anyone with a single functioning brain synapse.