Dozens of fighter planes bear down on a woman hanging her laundry before veering toward their targets. She ducks and winces, shocked at such a violation of her Sunday duties. Directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Randall Wallace. Rated PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded people, brief sensuality and some language. There are many more remarkable shots and images tossed at us during the 20 or so most intense minutes of director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer's new movie.
Ships fill with water, turn over and begin to sink.
Huge steel superstructures crumble and crash into the water. These scenes encompass only a fraction of the movie, though. The movie begins with a dose of beautifully filmed cheddar. Here we go. He then sends Rafe off to England to help the British fight the Germans.