Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Critic Reviews

A well-oiled, loudly revving summer action vehicle that does all that's required, and then some, within the confines of PG-13: It cracks genitalia jokes, messes around with toys and blows stuff up.Read the full review

The sequence serves no real purpose beyond dazzle for dazzle's sake, but when you're watching it, that's purpose enough.Read the full review

Little seems new compared to the first installment, except that this version is longer, louder, and perhaps "more than your eye can meet" in one sitting.Read the full review

With its intelligence at the level of the simple-minded, however, the film is not likely to attract moviegoers who seek something more than a screen filled with kaleidoscopes of colored metal. Fan boys will no doubt love it, but for the uninitiated it's loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long.Read the full review

Exhilarating or excruciating, depending on your point of view.Read the full review

The man (Bay) just wears you out and wears you down, so much so that it’s easy to pretend that you’re not ingesting 2 hours and 30 minutes of warmongering along with all that dumb fun.Read the full review

At least in the last half-hour, Bay's incredibly sloppy continuity and overeager rush to action pays off.Read the full review

2 1/2 hours of tumescence disguised as a motion picture.Read the full review

This sequel to the clever and funny first "Transformers" not only is disappointing, it will give most people a throbbing case of metal overload.Read the full review