Transformers
Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
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  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    Louder, flashier, and more hollow than anything else out there.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    30
    Not a movie, just one gigantic commercial for Hasbro.

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User Score
6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 837 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 301 out of 447
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 447
  3. Negative: 97 out of 447
  1. BenS.
    7
    I saw transformers in an Imax theatre, which made the special effects extra special though your neck gets tired of looking back and forth. The movie was relative to the cartoon back in the day but it wasn't completely true to it's roots in a few ways. The original Transformers came out before the internet was invented and in the movie, the alien robots said they used it to get all the information about earth. Shia Labeouf's charector was tracked down through ebay so i'm sure it's not the same plot though I don't remember what the plot was.… Full Review »
  2. grandpajoe6191
    7
    Michael Bay's Blockbuster "Transformers" has everything lock-n-loaded for the summer year; sexy chicks, transforming CGI vehicles, and explosions!!!
  3. OptimusPrime
    10
    Mr. Tea, your IQ's dropping steadily because you rated this film so low! I saw this 2 times and the second time it was as action-packed, entertaining and thrilling as the first time (which by the way was amazing)! Everything you would want in a movie… Full Review »
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