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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
EMAILPRINTDreamWorks Pictures (Paramount)

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 32 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Adventure | Sci-fi
Written by:
Ehren Kruger
Roberto Orci
Alex Kurtzman
Directed by: Michael Bay
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 24, 2009
DVD: October 20, 2009
Running Time: 147 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, and John Turturro
In the highly-anticipated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky again joins with the Autobots® against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons®. (Paramount Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The sequence serves no real purpose beyond dazzle for dazzle's sake, but when you're watching it, that's purpose enough.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Amy Biancolli
A well-oiled, loudly revving summer action vehicle that does all that's required, and then some, within the confines of PG-13: It cracks genitalia jokes, messes around with toys and blows stuff up.
Read Full Review >Premiere Robert Calvert
It is unapologetic about delivering what it promises. Bigger battles. Massive explosions. Megan Fox looking hot.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Cammila Albertson
If you enjoyed the robo-spastic ride the first time, then you should be happy with this movie, too. And if you complained that the first movie was trite and lacking in character development, then you probably shouldn’t even be reading this.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
At least the special effects in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen are remarkable: You never tire of the endless variations of robots Bay and his computer-generated effects crew come up with.
Read Full Review >Empire Nick De Semlyen
A super-sized second helping, but the novelty factor and some of the charm’s gone. Hey, at least there's more Megatron / Starscream squabbling this time round.
Read Full Review >Variety Jordan Mintzer
Little seems new compared to the first installment, except that this version is longer, louder, and perhaps "more than your eye can meet" in one sitting.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Joe Neumaier
Hey, Michael: It's the robots, stupid. Despite all the mechanical mayhem, none of the Transformers stand out.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett
With its intelligence at the level of the simple-minded, however, the film is not likely to attract moviegoers who seek something more than a screen filled with kaleidoscopes of colored metal. Fan boys will no doubt love it, but for the uninitiated it's loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey
Exhilarating or excruciating, depending on your point of view.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Taken on its own, this is a masterful little slice of computer-generated animation, but it gets lost here in the visual racket.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Manohla Dargis
The man (Bay) just wears you out and wears you down, so much so that it’s easy to pretend that you’re not ingesting 2 hours and 30 minutes of warmongering along with all that dumb fun.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Roughly an hour in, Transformers 2 morphs from teen adventure into lumbering war movie. Bay and his screenwriters squander their human capital in order to show us scenes of 20-ton toys crushing 10-ton toys.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson
At least in the last half-hour, Bay's incredibly sloppy continuity and overeager rush to action pays off.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Robert Wilonsky
This is blockbuster porn absent even the suggestion of care or concern for anything that might resemble "a point," save the obvious one to move more Hasbro action figures and animated-series DVD boxed sets. In a word: distasteful.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
Revenge of the Fallen just comes off as a bratty kid showing how many swear words he knows.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
This sequel to the clever and funny first "Transformers" not only is disappointing, it will give most people a throbbing case of metal overload.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
The storyline is so infantile that it will appeal to young kids.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Fox's cleavage is the only camera object that catches Bay's attention for more than a millisecond.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Dazzles the eye, numbs the mind and may cause deafness in some cases. Did I mention to bring along some Excedrin?
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell
Revenge of the Fallen almost feels like it's signaling an end-game for blockbuster movies: all sensation, no content, catastrophic expense.
Read Full Review >Slate Dana Stevens
The reductio ad absurdum of a summer blockbuster. It is loud (boom!), long (two and a half hours!), incoherent (poorly explained intergalactic warfare!), leering (Megan Fox in short shorts!), racist (jive-talkin' robot twins!), and rife with product tie-ins (Chevy! Hasbro!).
Read Full Review >Washington Post John Anderson
Much of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is simply despicable.
Read Full Review >The New Yorker David Denby
The movie rages on for a hundred and fifty minutes and then just stops, pausing for the next sequel.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall
The special effects are better and the dialogue slightly more humorous than in the first movie, but the anti-Arab subtext is repugnant.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
This Transformers is a pile of glittering junk.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
The whirl, bang and general bother of crashing gears and gnashing metal ends up suffocating the senses.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Overstays its welcome by at least a half hour. But, assuming that cute Camaro stays in the picture, I expect we’ll all be back for the planned round three.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
An impossibly, incomprehensibly overlong and cacophonous bore.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Transformers 2 has a shot at the title Worst Movie of the Decade.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.9 (out of 10) based on 851 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gatsby J. gave it a1:
-No Michael S., the critics aren't lame dickheads. Most of them got it right. And how could a movie be great without a great plot? Plots are what make movies exciting. I think the only people who can really tolerate this movie are kids, who like to see robots, special effects, and things blowing up. -Besides the lame plot and overused special effects, the acting was horrible. Guys keep saying Megan Fox is easy on the eyes, but she's not easy on the brain. She can't act worth her life, and neither can Shia. The jokes are childish and those two robots which talk in slang are so stereotypical that they border on racist (the slang, the golden tooth). Also, like others say it's way too long at the end. -Oh, btw, the special effects aren't so great because they ARE overused. It's like the movie's creators have no sense of restraint or control and just keep piling more on top of more. -And for those who say that this movie's great and anyone who expects a good story and character development are hoping for too much: how come The Dark Knight was such a great movie? It's based on a comic book.
don j gave it a10:
All these critic opinions are worthless. This is an awesome movie. Already watched it twice and about to put it in again. If you're not a sissy and like action this is a must see.
Ryan M. gave it a6:
Mildly entertaining eye candy. Poor storytelling that seems a bit confusing and all over the place. Of course Fox is easy on the eyes, but the jive talking auto bot buddies annoy and are Bay's Jar Jar Binx. I hope the third installment is just as exciting with a much better story and plot development.
Michael S. gave it a9:
The critics are lame dickheads!! this was a great movie, sure the plot wasn't that great..who cares!! the action was the best part..this movie is overly hated, and deserves a 9.
Cristian R. gave it a10:
I don't see what was wrong with this movie. Seriously I thought it was fun, cool, and explosive. The plot was good, maybe a little to much characters but who doesn't like seeing robots kicking each others butts. If you haven't seen the movie you should see it. You'll have a lot of fun.
Max B gave it a2:
I love robots blowing each other up. And Meagan Fox is a huge plus, but this movie is terrible. It really could not have been any worse. The beginning for slightly interesting, then the whole thing after about 45 minutes goes down hill. The last hour is mind numbingly boring.
Vitor S. gave it a3:
This movie looks good, but that's the only achievement it gets. Everything else about it plainly sucks and it is hard to recommend this movie to anyone, even elder kids.
