So have you ever wondered what a Transformers flick might look like without oogling chicks, overt racism, constant shaky cam, massive bloat, or giant robot testicles?
New director Travis Knight has and it's a damn good family film.
This new one has the always lovable Bee sent to establish a base for the autobots on Earth, where he befriends a teen named Charlie who helps him in a battle with 2 deceptions.
Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie, a lonely girl living in the 1980's whose been internally suffering since the death of her father.
She's a change for the Transformers franchise- a girl whose emo, and more amateur mechanic than prom queen who doesn't take kindly to men telling her to smile more.
For Bee his personal challenge here is his voice. He quips like Schwarzenegger before his vocal box gets cut and it's Charlie who helps him heal from that.
The biggest and best change here is how much all this will slow down on occasion and we'll get a gentle, touching scene of how much these two need each other.
This is the best girl and her car story since...well, Thelma and Louise. It has far less suicides.
The two will bond over Alf and 80's music and the movie has the kind of cute, trample on mom's rose bushes-like physical comedy from the first one before Michael Bay felt he had to go bigger.
Not only that but the action scenes are shot with a very steady hand and thankfully don't try to go for the everything and the kitchen sink approach.
I think maybe being plunged into another robot battle is a bit too soon for me but it's the fact Knight makes me even want to consider seeing more that proves this is pretty well done.
If you liked this, check out Craig James Review on Youtube for more.
New director Travis Knight has and it's a damn good family film.
This new one has the always lovable Bee sent to establish a base for the autobots on Earth, where he befriends a teen named Charlie who helps him in a battle with 2 deceptions.
Hailee Steinfeld plays Charlie, a lonely girl living in the 1980's whose been internally suffering since the death of her father.
She's a change for the Transformers franchise- a girl whose emo, and more amateur mechanic than prom queen who doesn't take kindly to men telling her to smile more.
For Bee his personal challenge here is his voice. He quips like Schwarzenegger before his vocal box gets cut and it's Charlie who helps him heal from that.
The biggest and best change here is how much all this will slow down on occasion and we'll get a gentle, touching scene of how much these two need each other.
This is the best girl and her car story since...well, Thelma and Louise. It has far less suicides.
The two will bond over Alf and 80's music and the movie has the kind of cute, trample on mom's rose bushes-like physical comedy from the first one before Michael Bay felt he had to go bigger.
Not only that but the action scenes are shot with a very steady hand and thankfully don't try to go for the everything and the kitchen sink approach.
I think maybe being plunged into another robot battle is a bit too soon for me but it's the fact Knight makes me even want to consider seeing more that proves this is pretty well done.
If you liked this, check out Craig James Review on Youtube for more.
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