Michael Bay is killing the art of film-making.

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2011)

A YouTube video can have more meaning than this second epic film in director Michael Bay's Transformers series. This isn't even the worst of it. $200 million was spent on making Revenge Of The Fallen, and it made 836 million green ones at the box-office. I was wise enough to avoid seeing it in a movie theater, but I still felt ripped off after watching it at home. If this is the sort of film that passes as a big money-making machine these days then what is the world coming to? As an experience the film leaves one feeling tired, but it still has its good points. The CGI is often amazing though sometimes it takes effort to figure out which transformer you're looking at. Bay is, no doubt, a very good director of visuals. He can direct actors towards good performances too. I will say that Shia LaBeouf does a good job playing Sam Witwicky. The script hurts the film for sure, and makes it like a cartoon. Things could have been good if the dialogue was more thoughtful and if the pacing was better. As it stands Revenge Of The Fallen is somewhat of a mess. If only the juvenile humor had been kept out. Some people criticized Megan Fox, but I say why? It's not like the other actors in the film did much better. She's just there to represent a piece of good ole suburban American ass. At least SHE called Michael Bay Hitler. Yeah, the film could have been better (perhaps much better) if the Bayness wasn't so plentiful. So, for every impressive battle featuring the mighty Optimus Prime there is a lame attempt at humor featuring a small transformer with a machine gun for a penis. I don't recommend seeing Revenge Of The Fallen, but children will probably enjoy it.