Michael Bay is quite possibly one of the most divisive directors working in Hollywood today.
Beloved by audiences, reviled by critics, Bay has made some of the highest-grossing critical bombs of all time. Say what you will about him, but Bay knows how to put together an action sequence, and his
"TRANSFORMERS'series, surprisingly enough, represents some of the best directing he's ever done.
Those looking for human emotions, intelligent themes or anything resembling character development would be well-advised to stay away, but for those seeking a good time, "
Transformers:
Dark of the Moon" more than delivers on its promise to thrill.
The third entry in the franchise, "
Dark of the Moon" represents a marked improvement over the wretched second installment, "
Revenge of the Fallen," which suffered from a hodgepodge script as a result of the Writers' Guild strike and a nearly incoherent final battle sequence, resulting in a film that was an overstuffed mess. Bay has clearly learned from the mistakes of the second film, as most of the issues that were present in that film are gone from "
Dark of the Moon."
Picking up where the previous film left off, "
Dark of the Moon" finds
Sam Witwicky (
Shia LeBeouf) increasingly out of the loop with the goings on of the Autobots, who after the defeat of the evil
Decepticons have spent their time carrying out covert military operations on behalf of the United States Army. But as the film begins, we are introduced to a previously unknown bit of Transformers history — that the moon landing, and indeed the entire 1960s space race, was in response to a mysterious alien object crash landing on the moon, in this case an
Autobot ship carrying precious, and potentially deadly, cargo. When the Autobots learn of this top-secret mission for the first time, they are furious that such important information was kept in the dark and set out to retrieve the cargo and the ship's pilot, the revered previous leader of the Autobots, Sentinel Prime (Leonard Nimoy).
But rather then head the
Decepticons off at the pass, they fall right into their trap, setting into motion a devastating series of events that could spell the end of Earth as we know it, as the evil
Megatron (Hugo Weaving) unleashes his plan to enslave the human race to rebuild his home planet, Cybertron, and install himself as supreme ruler.
The plot is admittedly a bit convoluted, but one doesn't come into a "
Transformers" movie seeking a compelling plot or, for that matter, great acting.
Megan Fox may have been dropped from the series after some much publicized conflicts, but her replacement,
Rosie Huntington-Whitely, is no great improvement, giving flat, dead-eyed line readings that are painful to watch. Thankfully, the presence of talented character actors like
John Turturro,
Frances McDormand and
John Malkovich add some much needed oomph to the proceedings.
But the real star here is the battle sequences, and Bay delivers eye-popping action that surpasses anything the series has seen so far. "
Dark of the Moon" is, at long last, a film that actually deserves to be seen in 3-D, and Paramount's efforts to maximize the experience have paid off handsomely.
The last hour of the film is one of the most spectacular battle sequences to come along in years. It's a completely unhinged whirlwind of epic action that is truly astounding. Where the second film was messy and poorly edited, "
Dark of the Moon" keeps the action crisp and clear, with clear heroes and villains, that makes for a far more enjoyable viewing experience. It's a fun ride and completely worth the added cost of a 3-D ticket. If any movie this summer demands to be seen in 3-D, it's this one. Bay may not have made the smartest film of the year (far from it), but he has certainly made one of the most fun. When it comes to big, dumb, summer entertainment, it doesn't get much better than this.
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