More rubbish (Contains minor spoiler)

Rating: 1/10 (19 June 2009)

I went in expecting perhaps some improvement on the first but no such luck. I expected to see more of the Transformers, well numerically, yes we do, but in screen time its roughly the same amount. Perhaps the Transformers are on screen more often in this sequel, but in such a manner that they don't add to the story or plot, or action, so to my mind there was no improvement. The Fallen of the title is wasted as a device to bring a sense of danger. He is in two scenes, the large part of this movie concerning itself with Shia LeBouf and his bumbling human (and Transformer) pals. Optimus Prime is wasted, leaving the action early and coming back at the end for a brief turn.
What little plot there is is stretched thinly, padded out with jokes about dogs humping other dogs and Transformers humping human legs. Characters appear at random serving little purpose to further the story, being there simply because Michael Bay thought "Hey this would look cool".
The whole movie is an example of what can happen when a director ignores characters and story in favour of "Hey this would look cool". Any emotion you may have felt towards Sam is drowned out by the soundtrack or cheesy slow motion. Megan Fox character is once again there just to look pretty, and unfortunately, lots of people will fall for that.
So if you value story, memorable dialogue and don't want to have a frontal lobotomy to enjoy a film, don't even bother with Transformers 2. I sat through all of it hoping it would get better and it didn't.