| I thought this was a disaster. It's an action movie with TOO MUCH action; the desert-set finale goes on for almost an hour! I figured the plot would be moronic and the humor crass -- one doesn't watch a movie co-produced by Hasbro for intellectual stimulation -- but I was surprised at how joyless and mean it all was. I was bored and annoyed, and my ears felt used and abused. There were a couple points where I honestly thought to myself, "I hate this movie and I hate myself for spending money on it." Such as when Shia LaBeouf's "comic relief" mom discovers pot brownies. Or when John Turturro (slumming for a paycheck) indicates he's below 'the enemy's scrotum.' Seriously, this is passing as entertainment?
A waste of time and money and it pales in comparison to other, superior 2009 summer blockbusters, such as the highly enjoyable Star Trek.
Then again, it's made $315 million thus far in America alone, so who knows... lol |