Transformers Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Variety | Jay WeissbergAdd Critic to Favorites

Big, 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.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

Transformers 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.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Everything 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.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Yes, it's loud, explosive and silly, but it also perfectly embodies the concept of a summer blockbuster with its simple good-guys-vs.-bad-guys plot, cheeky humor and flawless special effects.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

Even more ridiculous than it sounds.Read the full review

Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

The final scene is pure teen wish fulfillment: Imagine making out with your girlfriend on the hood of your sentient Camaro, as your own personal robot bodyguard looks on fondly (all right, that part's a little creepy).Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a wonderfully playful experience.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joanne KaufmanAdd Critic to Favorites

For almost two hours of car chases and car wrecks and extraordinary animated transformation sequences that meld fluidly with live action, the welcome mat is out for Michael Bay's cheerfully dopey saga.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Bay, at heart, isn't a fantasist; he's a literal-minded maestro of demolition.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Partly impressive, partly inane buck-banging toy of a movie.Read the full review

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