Great special effects combined with lack of plot and unintentionally comical acting

Rating: 3/10 (25 June 2009)

This movie, save for its grand special effects, was simply terrible. I decided to see this movie on a whim after seeing the first Transformers, which was overall a little above mediocre. The movie started off OK, with some great special effect sequences and some comical scenes that warranted a chuckle or two, combined with subpar acting. This movie was very unbelievable, even in the normal life scenes. From the very beginning lack of decent character development and feeble writing really brought this down, with lack of a coherent and interesting storyline. There were some very "epic" battle scenes that made the whole experience somewhat worthwhile. This movie lacks in any real intelligence, and it shows how limited and dumb the American world view can be and how mindless action and sex sell. The funniest part of this movie was when Shia Lebeouf's character died, as all the melodrama that tried to set a sad mood kept my friends and I laughing nonstop. At many moments during the movie I felt like walking out of the theater because I was so bored and could not pay attention to the movie. Not to be recommended, maybe deserving for a rental if you want to see mindblowing special effects, which truly were some of the best I had ever seen and broke down the barrier between what looks computer generated and what looks real.