Rotten
The few authentic inspirations to be found in the movie's hundred and sixty-five roiling minutes involve gigantic science-fiction contrivances.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Transformers: Age of Extinction
This is not war, it's extinction.
2014 · 2h 45m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Michael Bay
Overview
As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet.
Director and cast
- Michael Bay Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager
- Stanley Tucci as Joshua
- Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime (voice)
- Jack Reynor as Shane
- Kelsey Grammer as Harold Attinger
- Nicola Peltz Beckham as Tessa Yeager
- Frank Welker as Galvatron (voice)
- Miguel Ferrer as Scourge (voice)
- Jeffrey Combs Cast
- Sophia Myles Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It barely matters whether this movie is good or bad. Bay is now the sort of filmmaker -- the only one, perhaps -- whose moviemaking goes beyond such binary banality.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Rotten
In the end, though, this is still a movie about giant robots fighting each other, which is to say it's nearly impossible to take seriously on a narrative level.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Inflated, interminable and incoherent ...
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Rotten
You're either awestruck, dumbstruck or just plain struck in the face.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
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