Metacritic Movie Ratings
Transformers Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 90

  out of 100

  Variety

  Big, loud and full of testosterone-fueled car fantasies, Michael Bay's actioner hits a new peak for CGI work, showcasing spectacular chases and animated transformation sequences seamlessly blended into live-action surroundings.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Transformers is a wet dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls who love Popular Mechanics.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Yes, it's loud, explosive and silly, but it also perfectly embodies the concept of a summer blockbuster with its simple good-guys-vs.-bad-guys plot, cheeky humor and flawless special effects.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Everything comes down to an epic battle between the Transformers and the Decepticons, and that's when my attention began to wander, and the movie lost a potential fourth star.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street Journal

  For almost two hours of car chases and car wrecks and extraordinary animated transformation sequences that meld fluidly with live action, the welcome mat is out for Michael Bay's cheerfully dopey saga.

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• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Bay, at heart, isn't a fantasist; he's a literal-minded maestro of demolition.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  A movie of epically assaultive noise and nonsense.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Transformers' multiple earthling story lines are tedious and oddly lifeless, doing little besides marking time until those big toys fill the screen.

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