Three stars

Rating: 3/10 (1 October 2013)

I am a big fan of cheesy and exaggerated action, but this one disappointed me. It is a shame - I was looking forward to it, even though it was based on a toy-franchise. I find the idea of giant robots fighting each other oddly exciting - if it well made. But there is too little memorable action. There was too little, too late. The movie seem to run in slo-mo, then there is absolute chaos, then it is slow again, some chaos, boring, and finally, self-righteous end. I give it 3. Will not watch again. Some bad things: It has been directed by a donkey. It is too long. It gets very dull. It is too self-important. It is too sentimental. It focuses too much on teen-romance and "Dawson". It has very weak character definition. The robots aren't introduced properly, one doesn't get to know them. The robots are stiff and have no significant or memorable traits. There is also a contradiction in length and the shallow toys-concept: This movie is, on the one hand, very long and self-important. The music is sentimental and the plot and mood feels like it's trying to be moving. On the other hand, the movie tries to be young and fun. Both cannot be achieved in one work. Cannot recommend.