Ridiculously Overrated, Terrible Acting, But Watchable

Rating: 4/10 (12 July 2007)

I went to see this movie expecting a great movie with a great story, and of course some great action. I'd have to say that the action was the only part of this movie that kept me watching, and it still was disappointing. I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't. The movie is way too long, with a plot full of holes and unexplained turns that left me asking "WHY?" The acting was overall terrible, with clichés and insincerity throughout the whole movie. Much of the dialogue was downright dumb and ridiculous. A conversation between a boy and his parents about masturbation? Where is the decency? Why would such a thing even be considered in this movie? Extremely ridiculous! The only things believable about the main character was that he was a teenage boy desperate for a car and a hot chick, typical of most teenagers. Nothing special. And what about that hot chick? She was unbelievably unbelievable, totally shallow, totally pointless, and totally cliché (the hot chick always hangs out with the cocky jerk type guys, then suddenly goes for the geek for no apparent reason). The government officials were transparent. Many of the actors I knew, but their roles seemed totally pointless. Basically, there were too many characters, and the focus changed so many times that I didn't know who I should care about. The characters had no value and their scenes were over-dramatic. I thought the vehicles and transformers were impressive, especially during their transformations. It did seem though that the vehicles were placed in front of the camera as advertisements. This is very clear with the showcasing of the Camaro Concept and the classic duel of the Camaro vs. Mustang. I'm sure eBay made a bunch of money with the use of their name over and over. And what planet do they live on that changes from daylight to darkness in an instant? The action could have been 10 times better by cutting the action scenes in half and saving us the headache of the over-done shaky camera. It seems like this movie was made for people as shallow and insincere as it's characters. Too much media hype and ridiculously overrated, but watchable at best.