Dark of the Bay

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

For the third entry in the franchise Michael Bay returns as director with most of the same cast, the exception being Megan Fox who is replaced by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Having graduated college Sam struggles to find his place in the world while the Autobots discover a crashed ship on the moon.

So this film comes with a truck load of problems which range from it being a bit too long to sexist undertones but some how it still managed to be a good film. For once Michael Bay manages the worst of his directorial tendencies in check so the action sequences in the film are really great, which is important as that is 90% of what the film has going for it. I really enjoyed the Star Trek references in the script as well as the initial scenario offering a lot of promise but there is certainly a lot of room for improvement. When it comes to the performances of the lead actors a lot is left to be desired but the film manages to retain enough personality without them to hold the audiences attention.

3/5