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

Exhilarating or excruciating, depending on your point of view.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

The reductio ad absurdum of a summer blockbuster. It is loud (boom!), long (two and a half hours!), incoherent (poorly explained intergalactic warfare!), leering (Megan Fox in short shorts!), racist (jive-talkin' robot twins!), and rife with product tie-ins (Chevy! Hasbro!).Read the full review

The storyline is so infantile that it will appeal to young kids.Read the full review

This Transformers is a pile of glittering junk.Read the full review

Much of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is simply despicable.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

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