I love that this film is not only set in the 80s (when the show came out), but lives and breathes pop cultural references and classic songs from that era (including a great callback to Stan Bush). While having a predictable character arc, John Cena did a nice job with his role. Unlike the stuttering and super uptight Sam Witwicky, Charlie has a lot of spunk and pathos. The central focus is this friendship with many scenes that are charming, funny, and hit hard in the feels. He gives his films heart, thus the relationship between Charlie and Bumblebee feels natural. Knight knows what makes a film truly stick with people and that is in the story and how one tells it, something he excels at. Plot: Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld), a teen girl struggling to move on after her father's untimely death, encounters the fugitive Autobot Bumblebee and the two form a heartfelt bond, which will be tested as they are hunted by both the secretive Sector 7 and a couple of Decepticons. Sadly, he has the finesse of a brick to the face as his subsequent films for the most part are rusted pieces of scrap due to his crude style of filmmaking, lack of focus, and narrow demographic, leaving fans with only the 80s animated movie as the true "good one", that is until now. In 2007, Michael Bay showed the world that today's technology could bring the famed Transformers to life on the big screen. Not sure where they will go from here, though. It's not the best, but clearly a lot better than the latest movies in the series. Bottom line: this should have been, perhaps, the first film in the franchise. Also the character of the neighbor was completely unnecessary. Plus, to be honest, it wasn't that original or inspiring, using the same tired "kid finds friendly alien" plot and starring Hailee Steinfeld, who is very cute, but kind of one track when it comes to acting. A lot of people did like I did and just flat out skipped the film, while others did not like it because they were coming for big explosions and special effects. However, because of the timing, this is too little and too late. I find it befitting to what the franchise should have been from the very start. The action is set in the 80s, the effects look more mechanical and less CGI and the main character is a young girl. But after a comment from a blogger, saying that the film is not directed by Bay and that it's one of the best Transformers movies, I've decided to watch it.
When Bumblebee came out I was fatigued and frankly disgusted with the quality of the franchise, so I just gave up. I have never played with the toys or read the comics, but I watched all of the Transformers movies.
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