"Cut the crap. Get to the chase! Compress! Condense! "

Rating: 1/10 (4 July 2009)

The above quote was spoken by John Turturro in this film and I have feeling he was saying it to Michael Bay... or at least he should have. I've heard people defend the first film by saying 'it's a big summer action flick. What were you expecting?' Well, I was expecting, at the very least, some thread of emotional connection. I didn't get much of it from that first movie and I got even less of it from this movie. The idea that a two and a half hour movie has absolutely no character development, plot, coherent action or good humor baffles me. It feels like a kid given unlimited access to a toy store; too many robots flying across the room mindlessly. Then again, that kid could write a far better film than this one.