An average movie

To be honest, I lost hope in the Transformers franchise a long time ago but since this prequel had been fairly well received and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be a decent watch but mostly because most of the movies directed by Michael Bay turned out to be so underwhelming, not because it was actually anything great. Still, there were a couple of major improvements though. First of all, they scaled down the whole thing. Indeed, there were only 3 or 4 transformers involved and only a handful of human characters. Then, I really liked the fact that they made Bumblebee vulnerable for most of the duration, it made the character much more interesting than the the usual badass robots destroying everything coming there way without a second thought. Hailee Steinfeld was also quite charismatic but, to be honest, her character was really generic and not as interesting as the makers tried to convince the viewers. And, unfortunately, that was pretty much what more or less worked in this movie. Indeed, the fights between the transformers were well made and spectacular but, after watching so many of them, I really didn't care anymore and they actually bored me. Furthermore, the plot was just so generic. I don't know, maybe the transformers were a fascinating concept when I was 12 years old but, nowadays, the whole thing seems rather idiotic, especially after so many dumb sequels. I guess they would have to come up in the future with something really original to pique my interest. At least, the movie was must shorter than the ridiculously long blockbusters delivered by Bay. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really amazing, it was still a rather harmless transformer installment and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10