Transformers: Dark of the Moon is definitely a rebound from the second installment in the Transformers franchise. Everywhere that Revenge of the Fallen fell short Dark of the Moon succeeded at in this go around. Michael Bay is simply himself in this third installment and does not disappoint. The focal point of Dark of the Moon rewrites in history the reasoning behind the United States involvement in the race to the moon. This time more importantly there is I believe is a much stronger plot and storyline to go along with the CGI and action that one comes to expect from Michael Bay. From the onset of this third installment everyone involved realized that the plot of the last film was paper thin, and because of that it truly made the movie suffer.
The acting throughout the movie is workable. I am sure everyone's first question on the acting with the movie dealt with replacing the eye candy of Megan Fox. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley filled the eye candy role admirably. Basically, they replaced one eye candy actress with an eye candy actress that had never acted before. Whiteley actually surpassed my expectations for the role and I actually believe she might be able to act her way out of a paper bag, which I am not so sure that Megan fox can do. Shia LaBeouf gives a strong enough performance for the lead but he really in a way is a subsidiary character in relation to the interaction between the autobots and the decepticons.
One of the biggest surprises for me was that of Leonard Nimoy providing the voice for Sentinel Prime, he gives the voice strength that we would definitely expect of the original leader and wisest autobot. One important thing to look out for is Nimoy has a great throwout to his old Star Trek days. Now the one casting that I think was definitely a real risk was that of Patrick Dempsey as Dylan, who is the human antagonist. Dempsey has almost always been the guy everyone loves and so the casting of him as the antagonist was very new and I think it really worked. Dempsey does all the great acts that greatly allows the audience to not only loathe him but hate him for everything he stands for.
Michael Bay's direction was a great rebound after his train wreck directing in the second Transformers. While the CGI and action are exactly what is expected of in a Michael Bay movie. Yet, this time around he gets back in line with a story that is almost as strong as the original Transformers movie. It is truly amazing to see the autobots and decepticons, blended so smoothly into the film that at times you truly believe that they are not actually CGI on the screen. The single best part of the whole movie for me took place in the buildup to the final confrontation, with the base jumpers flying through downtown Chicago. Also, it was great to see Linkin Park rebound in their third go around with the main song for Transformers. It was nice to see them come with a song that sounded different from the previous two.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a fun thrill ride movie with great action packed moments from start to finish. More importantly, this was a return back to the original by Bay in that he focused on both action and story. The acting was on par with a summer blockbuster and the new eye candy ended up being a new fresh face within the movie and in my opinion did just as well as Megan Fox would have done. For the return to the original Transformers and the fact that it was a fun popcorn eating summer blockbuster, I am giving Transformers: Dark of the Moon two and three fourth buckets of popcorn out of five. This is one I would recommend for anyone that loves the summer fun blockbuster seeing.
-The Movie Man
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