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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyVarietyBig, loud and full of testosterone-fueled car fantasies, Michael Bay's actioner hits a new peak for CGI work, showcasing spectacular chases and animated transformation sequences seamlessly blended into live-action surroundings.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttTransformers is a wet dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls who love Popular Mechanics.
- 75Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachThe whole thing is too giddy to be taken seriously and too much of a confection to leave much of a lasting impression. But for 140 minutes, at least, it should give non-fanboys at least an idea of what all the fuss is about.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe energy never lets up, and two committed, unfussy leading actors are an improvement over other summer flicks.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertEverything comes down to an epic battle between the Transformers and the Decepticons, and that's when my attention began to wander, and the movie lost a potential fourth star.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA classic Michael Bay mega-movie. Interested in plot and character development? Move along. You're blocking the view.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneIn previous movies, Michael Bay dabbled wearily in Homo sapiens. At last he has summoned the courage to admit that he has an exclusive crush on machines, and I congratulate him on creating, in Transformers, his first truly honest work of art.
- 63Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisPartly impressive, partly inane buck-banging toy of a movie.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe climax of Transformers contains all that is proficient and slick and all that is drecky and soulless in Bay's work.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranTransformers' multiple earthling story lines are tedious and oddly lifeless, doing little besides marking time until those big toys fill the screen.