Visually stunning, but lackluster editorially

Rating: 4/10 (25 November 2011)

I'll keep it simple since I agree with most of the reviews for this film. Visually, this film is extraordinary. BUT I NEED MORE STORY. This movie is just one long action scene! Where's the emotional roller coaster? Where's the up-and-down modulation pace-wise? Interesting film in some ways, but I'd have to agree with one reviewer who said that the near-$200M budget for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is a horrible waste of money. Michael Bay evidently made this film this way because he COULD, but not necessarily because he SHOULD. Michael, next time save back half of budget, create a more intimate film, and put the rest in a trust fund for starving artists.