Meh

Rating: 5/10 (25 June 2009)

First, let me start out by saying that Michael Bay is a terrible, action/military whore of a director. He, along with the extremely dry acting of Shia Lebeouf and Megan Fox (yes, she is hot, but she can't act at all) bored me to death.
The movie glorified militarism, conservative politics and made Obama seem kind of evil by wanting to get rid of the Autobots, but what can you expect from Michael Bay? Not a whole lot, it turns out. In fact, the sweeping/swooping camera shots nearly made me sick. We get it Michael Bay- you like explosions and guns and military hardware. Good for you.
The CGI was just peachy as it blended in fine with the live action. However, I counted 10+ times where I asked myself "WTF is going on?" This was mostly during the fight scenes between the transformers, when you couldn't tell who was fighting who or how they were fighting. Additionally, every single one of the decepticons looked exactly the same (apart from the 'main' characters). Some identifying characteristics would be nice.
As far as the acting goes, I cannot take Shia Lebouf as a serious actor. Not only did he ruin the most recent Indiana Jones flick, but he whined his way through both transformers movies. His acting style is neither cute nor funny- just obnoxious. Also, he screams like a girl (which was expected I suppose). Megan Fox is a babe- too bad her acting is even worse than Shia's. She spends the whole movie providing eye candy (which is nice) and following around Shia Lebouf's character like a puppy dog, also taking the time to enjoy getting humped by a small robot. And why is every secondary character in the film have to be a comedian? Everyone, from the roommate to the ex-Sector 7 agent, has to be hilarious. Haha- alien testicles are funny. Good one Mr. Bay.
Don't even get me started on plot holes and continuity issues because this would turn into a thesis.
This review isn't to say the movie was horrendous, but I'll be honest. I didn't care for the first film, and I care even less for this one. If you want a Michael Bay-style action movie, see this. If you are looking for something that is a good movie, skip it.