Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2011)

The Transformers franchise returns with its third installment "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Pmly one significant character change has taken place, the replacement of Sam's girlfriend. The actress Megan Fox is now an English actress Rosie Huntington-Whitely called Carly Spencer in the movie. Both suffer from a lack of acting chops but provide the movie with what it needs -- a beautiful damsel in distress. The way Carly Spencer was introduced as a character however left a lot to be desired with no back-story provided or any explanation as to why Mikaela has left Sam's life.
The Decepticons want to change earth into the new Cybertron, with only the Autobots, military personnel, and Sam Witwicky standing in the way of earth's transformation and the enslavement of human civilization. Michael Bay is the director of this project best known for directing "Bad Boys 2," "The Rock," "Pearl Harbor," and the previous installments of "Transformers." His specialty is action packed summer movies with all the bells and whistles to be expected from explosions to mayhem.
I think this installment of "Transformers" is better than the last film but doesn't hold a candle to the original. The plot is helter skelter but what else can be expected from the writer of the second film who has also written other projects such as "The Skeleton Key," "The Ring," "The Ring 2," and "Scream 3." As I said before the back story involving Carly is nonexistent with no effort at all given to explain the disappearance of Mikaela and sudden appearance of Carly. The visual effects are top notch which I'm sorry to say is the best thing about this movie. The runtime of the film is also too long. I believe it could benefit from being thirty minutes shorter. Overall I give the film a grade of C-. If you need some mindless entertainment, you'll enjoy the film but don't expect a masterpiece with any witty dialogue to accompany the action.