Got the Job Done, but otherwise lacking

Rating: 6/10 (12 July 2009)

This movie was a fun and exciting movie which I definitely enjoyed seeing. When coming to watch this movie I expected to see cool alien robots, intense fighting scenes, amazing graphics and Megan Fox. Michael Bay and company did wonderfully in fulfilling these requirements, but the problem is they also added lots of useless subplot, bad jokes and too many minor characters.
Acting was spotty at times, but heavily integrating a romance into the movie was extremely ineffective and lame. The minor characters are a waste of time other than a handful of scenes where they actually do something useful. There are new robots which I suppose are to make it seem more like a war rather than just a small feud, but they are poorly integrated and do not have interesting backgrounds or purposes. Add in lots of crude humor, very little suspense, and the movie becomes a strong but empty shell.