Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers...
Transformers The Last Knight hopefully keeps its promise in being the final film. Michael Bay activated "Ultimate Bay-hemoth" mode. Explosions, mind-numbing action, sexy female leads, one-dimensional characters, deplorable dialogue and a flimsy story that it is incomprehensible. He went all out, and oh my frickin' God did it irritate me. My eyes were transfixed for 155 minutes. Watching Sir Anthony Hopkins decimate his career by uttering the line "what a bitchin' car she is". Witnessing Wahlberg control a group of dinosaur transformers as if he is auditioning for a 'Jurassic Park' spin-off. "Welcome to Jurassic Junkyard!". Waiting for something that actually makes sense to happen!
But no. Here we are, Bay is rewriting history. Autobots helped destroy the Nazis. Guardian transformers (that transform into a dragon, very vital...) aided King Arthur and the knights of the round table. Bumblebee itself participated in the First World War. Bay doesn't care. Bay does what Bay wants to do. I can't describe the plot, I just cannot muster the strength. If you've seen any of the previous instalments, this sequel is exactly the same. The world is ending, the humans must team up with the Autobots to find an object, they save the world and then the film abruptly ends. Except this time, the stakes are even higher. Why? Because the world is coming to an end for definite this time. It's 'Armageddon' (couldn't resist...).
No way that a British academic, who consistently argues with her American counterpart, could actually be related to Merlin and be the only one to wield a staff that is the key to the revival of Cybertron! Woops, I just inadvertently described the plot. Seems that I change my mind more frequently than Bay changes aspect frickin' ratios after every scene. I couldn't concentrate, and trust me I was trying to! Atleast the visual effects offered a scope of grandeur, so there is something positive. Yet, just when I thought the franchise couldn't stoop any lower, I am proven wrong. Profoundly stupid on every level, absurdly annoying in every scene and a waste of two and a half hours.
