Movie Review – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) – 4 Stars
To enjoy Transformers II you need to simultaneously be six (Yay! – Robots), sixteen (Yay! – Megan Fox), and twenty-six (Yay! – I like the way they handled the themes of morality and free will by treating the Autobot/Decepticon distinction as an issue of personal choice, rather than race). And on all three of these levels (well, really only the first two), this film performs admirably. The plot is simple enough, the characters are endearing, and the fight scenes will blow you away. I believe this and its prequel are some of the best visual action films of the past five years.
