Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is even more spectacular than its predecessor, but spectacle without a decent narrative or interesting characters soon becomes tedious.
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06/28/09
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:6
Rotten:30
Average Rating:3.9/10
Consensus: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jun 25, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $402,076,689
Synopsis: In the highly-anticipated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots® against their sworn enemies, the... [More]
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Michael Bay
Reviews for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Top CriticAny review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen only needs be one line long. If you liked the first film, you'll like this one.
06/28/09
Top CriticFull of sound and fury signifying not very much at all.
06/24/09
Top CriticIt’s as if Bay decided that, after the first film, no more plot was needed. And maybe the target audience won’t mind that, but for anyone else the lack of an intelligible plot and interesting characters quickly becomes boring.
06/24/09
Top CriticTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a Big Dumb Object: an action blockbuster so loud, ugly and exhausting that criticism seems beside the point.
06/24/09
Top CriticYou like 'splosions and special effects? Hey, you got 'em. But for anyone over the age of 12, this hardly makes up for lead-footed plotting or the fact these metal machines can't even stay consistent within their own mythology.
06/24/09
Top CriticIt would be great to say there is "more than meets the eye", but that is not the case. It's just a near-perfect replica of the first film.
06/24/09
Top CriticMichael Bay has no idea that less is more in this loud and long action flick designed to give the fan boys what they want and then some.
06/24/09
Top CriticBad storytelling is bad storytelling, no matter how many explosions, robots and hot chicks you have on screen.
06/23/09
Top CriticBay's most unrestrained and ridiculous to date. The male teenage cinematic equivalent of snorting cocaine off a hooker's ass.
06/23/09
Top CriticA lot of people put a great deal of effort into this movie to create great effects and exciting action but the whole thing is led by a man who directs by numbers.
06/21/09
Top CriticLike the original, the film is a giant frenetic spectacle that worships excess.
06/19/09
Top CriticThe movie rages on for a hundred and fifty minutes and then just stops, pausing for the next sequel.
06/29/09
Top CriticIt’s not so much “more than meets the eye” as “more than the eye can meet”.
06/28/09
Top CriticI saw Revenge of the Fallen at Imax, which is probably why I managed to stay awake in what for me was the world's most boring movie.
06/26/09
Top CriticCompared to this sequel, the first Transformers, which was released two years ago, ranks right up there with Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
06/24/09
Top CriticThough battles are Transformers' raison d'être, before it's over, Revenge will collapse under the weight of far too many of them.
06/24/09
Top CriticWhat's wrong here is that there's so much swirling, relentless action, indistinct robot characterizations and over-caffeinated techies loose on the special-effects machines that the movie, in mere seconds, achieves incoherence.
06/24/09
Top CriticIn Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the director’s subject is as blatant and consistent as his cluttered mise-en-scène.
06/23/09
Top CriticTransformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen is proof positive that not every summer action blockbuster has the mettle to be a franchise.
06/23/09
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