Transformers The Last Night is the fifth transformers movie we have gotten from director Michael Bay, and to be honest not much has changed. I enjoyed the first Transformers movie quite a bit! I had a lot of fun with it and it holds sentimental value for me as I got to be on set and see the behind the scenes of the movie. Going into this movie, I had no expectations. The Transformers movies have gotten really bad in recent years and each one grows progressively longer and is essentially the same exact movie. That's what we got with The Last Knight. More of the same. There were big battles, tons of explosions and useless characters and plots. That being said, it isn't the worst one in the franchise. That title goes to Revenge of the Fallen.
Michael Bay can do some things right:
1. Production- I don't care who you are, you have to give credit where credit is due and Michael Bay can make a fun and huge production. He can command the screen and his team and produce something that looks fun and exciting. He can get shots that are difficult to get and do them well. I have never once said these films don't look good. They do, they look really stunning. I think Michael Bay knows what he is doing and has really perfected his craft.
2. Fun Scenes- I'd be lying to you if I said this movie was void of any fun moments. This movie had some really fun scenes. It was fun to see Bumblebee and Optimus Prime Fighting. It was fun to watch my favorite transformer Hot Shot come on screen and be really fun. I liked the gigantic show that was the third act. It was fun. I didn't have to think to much, I was entertained during some scenes and when the transformers are on screen it gets exciting.
This movie is far from perfect:
1. Plot- One thing Michael Bay can do is make a fun movie, he cannot make a truly interesting one. This movie had way too many subplots that went no where fast. I wasn't captivated by anyone in the movie. Mark Whalberg was okay and the rest of the cast was pretty forgettable. This is something that has plagued the Transformers movies for years now. They try way too hard to make something serious and give it a military and government feel. Those scenes feel wasted and dramatically add on to the run time of the movie. I am a firm believer, should we cut out the useless military and government scenes to focus strictly on the transformers, they'd be good.
2. Unfunny- This movie barley has any funny moments. Which would be okay, if they didn't try to add humor into the film. None of the jokes in this movie landed for me. My whole theater was quiet and only a few people laughed occasionally. It had really annoying characters that just dragged the movie. I'm looking at you Cogman.
3. The First Act- The entire first act of this movie was so jumble and poorly edited. It had no thread and quickly changed angles and had some really bad jump cuts. I was confused and felt disoriented. It felt like the first act of this movie was just thrown together. Characters just appear out of nowhere and Michael Bay changed from Wide Screen to Full Screen way too much in the first act. It was extremely distracting.
This movie was okay. It wasn't the worst Transformers, but definitely not a great one. It was a severe middle of the road movie with not a lot of interest parts. While it was big fun action movie, it never really had my attention as every character was pretty disposable. If you just want to watch a fun and entertaining movie Transformers is the one for you! I am going to give Transformers The Last Knight a C.
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