The Beast Reviews: Transformers

I went to a showing of Transformers with a student of mine to pass some time and hang out. What I was expecting was a fun little film with not much to offer except some laughs and cool fight scenes. I was wrong. Transformers is a great movie. The movie moves along a serious tone laying the foundation, with moments of light-hearted humor scattered about. This is not just a funny little film, the Transformers are a force to be reckoned with and director Michael Bay brilliantly portrays the mechanical beings exactly how they should be portrayed. Screen legends Jon Voight and John Turturro bring credibility to the picture. Some of the segments with Turturro got a little cheese-ball for my taste and the Transformers in one scene were kind of silly, but for the most part things worked together nicely.

Movie fans of all ages will love this film. Apart from some language and typical action movie violence, there is not much here to worry about. The special effects are some of the best I have seen. I have not enjoyed a film in the theatre this much in a long time.

The Beast Paw Rating: 3 out of 4 paws.