Nice Work Michael Bay

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2010)

I saw this movie opening weekend and at the time was mildly anticipating it. I knew Michael Bay from Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Bad Boys so I knew what to expect; I knew Bay's style. But, I gotta say, he outdid himself this time. He put on a min blowing show full of explosive, fast paced action, eye candy, and unbeatable effects work. This is an Empire State building of movie making madness.
Now, this could have been utterly ruined with the one-liners and over reliance on baseless action sequences. But there was a nice overall rhythm and flow. It slowed down enough at parts just to give me a breather and then threw me right back on the roller coaster. Each robot had distinct personalties, there were extravagant locations. Bay could have made this a corny kids movie but it worked for me big time.