Michael Bay’s new film is similar to all his others. This means many explosions and fire. But what makes this film different from the rest is that Michael Bay has decided to make this one extra-explosive. You think Michael Bay has actually exploded stuff before? Think again. You ain’t seen nothing yet. But is this really a good thing for the film? I don’t think so.
Before we get into the negatives, though, let’s look at the few positives that save the film. Shia LaBeouf gives another promising performance as Sam. He is better here than the first and even his performance in the 4th Indiana Jones film. And Megan Fox is extremely hot. It is obvious that she is NOT in the movie for acting skills, but rather her sex appeal. And yes, she has amazing sex appeal. And though the film overall wasn’t that great, you can’t deny how masterly made and how beautiful the film really is. Truly looks and feels like a Michael Bay film.
But now let’s look at the negatives. Did the first one seem kinda dragged or a little too long? Well, a little, but it wasn’t long enough to be docked points for. It still ended up to be a enjoyable thrill ride. The new one, though, feels so much more dragged. Even though it may not be much longer than the first one in terms of running time, it offers up too much action and too much mayhem that you surprisingly urge all of it to end. And since there are just so many explosions with extremely loud sounds, it starts to get ridiculous and insane. You may actually start to get dizzy or even a headache. And though the first 30 minutes or so is enjoyable, it seemingly loses its way, spinning into a region known as “confused”.
This is certainly not Michael Bay’s best film, but it also isn’t his worst. What Bay needs to learn is that sometimes more doesn’t actually mean more. This isn’t close to “The Rock”, but it isn’t the terrible “Pearl Harbor”.
Rating: 2 out of 4
