Unnecessarily Long

Rating: 5/10 (24 June 2009)

Another summer blockbuster...
I'll cut straight to the point. The movie isn't bad, it feels polished and looks okay. One of the huge things about the movie is the plot. It has way more twists than the first one, but nothing really awesome though. In addition to that, there are many things that are unexplained in this movie (and they are necessary). And probably the most ironic thing is that these new mysteries doesn't get you anticipating for the next movie.
Some robot additions felt forced, as if they do it just to fit the head count (especially Arcie, with a total screen time of less than 5 minutes, and had no impact on the story whatsoever). Very few additions felt distinct from one another.
There are also scenes that don't make sense. For instance, there's a scene where the soldiers (trained specifically to fight against the decepticons) had to fight the decepticons. But even knowing that normal 5.56 rifle rounds won't do any harm to them, they still decided to do so. Shouldn't they have learned that only incendiary rounds can actually post a threat?
The acting is slightly better this time, and the overall tone is less serious, but it's OK to me (with more comedic moments). However, the movie is still too long, and there are obviously scenes that could be cut out of the movie. Don't worry though, it still isn't half as bad as Watchmen.
You should also be aware of the fact that the movie had more robot gunfights than car chases. You'll spend 60% of the time on watching robots fighting with cannons. It isn't something I embrace though, as you can watch better gunfights in WW2 movies.
Overall speaking, it's a nice movie, but nothing close to awesome, nothing close to great. But it's okay and acceptable. Just don't expect much out of it.