Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Michael Bay concludes his trilogy on “Transformers” with a third volume, which closely resembles the first two: the action to spare and dramatic effects for a silly story crying, heartbreaking dialogue and characters without consistency. Too bad this time, we do not find what made the happiness of the child of eight.
“Transformers – Dark of the Moon” is a parody of all: images licked at the edge of voyeurism, use of female stereotypes to a male audience smile, good original idea in favor of a botched plot unnecessarily messy, people poorly developed supported the archetypes, moralistic high American propaganda and dialogues miserable ending to a replica of the most hackneyed of contemporary cinema. Laughing at many places as a whole is laughable.
The project, however, endorse these stereotypes by taking usually seriously. Although it was not very good, “Revenge of the Fallen” had a simplicity that was its charm. Here, Michael Bay believes he is found in the latest “Harry Potter” or in “Lords of the Rings”, which may explain the almost bombastic tone and apocalyptic music that seeks to combine “emotions” and “heroism” , flying numerous passages in “Terminator”, “The Dark Knight” and “Inception”.
All this would have been safer if the project was exciting and entertaining. Unfortunately this is not the case. Apart from a few fanatics who will be in seventh heaven heard mythical Leonard Nimoy to lend his voice to Sentinel Prime, production looks like a huge empty video game and without a soul who would pass the “Sucker Punch” of Zach Snyder as an philosophical essay on the existence. We do not talk about cinema, but a video touting virtually endless. Not having learned from his mistakes on his stunning “Pearl Harbor”, the filmmaker unnecessarily prolongs its action scenes, the vampirizing in the process. While they were so impressive the first ten or fifteen minutes (continued on the highway is simply superb, or the hectic race to survive in a glass skyscraper), forcing the dose can only give effect otherwise. This is the case of muscular sequences from the end which should last about an hour (on a total of 150 minutes!) where the whole Chicago will be destroyed from top to bottom, a horde of slow to boot. Nobody needs a second “Battle: Los Angeles” among robots, and three-dimensional effects are far from having the same finish as in “Avatar”.
In front of this great mess that could have been hilarious but did not stand is almost endearing androids that do a lot of shade to humans. While the iron giants know how to smile, peers in the flesh makes a ton for very little. This may explain the presence in the credits of Ken Jeong who plays the same way as in “The Hangover” (yes, it still shows her ass). Shia LaBeouf seems to have lost his charisma to force too much running, the talents of Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Patrick Dempsey were quickly dispelled, and even Rosie Huntington-Whiteley does not completely overshadow the focaccia of Megan Fox. The old professional understood what to expect in this circus, forcing the facial expressions and having fun in their corner. This gives the most hilarious moments, John Malkovich in obsessive boss Frances McDormand in ruling on, through John Turturro so perfect in verbomoteur eccentric.
In a few years, parents discuss with their children’s films that have thrilled in their youth. The first will discuss the “Star Wars” and the “Indiana Jones”, while the latter will discuss the “Transformers”. Between Lucas, Spielberg and Bay, there is nevertheless a world. The important thing is not to know what place is special effect, but how the concept art is at all at the rendezvous. It does however need not despair. There are still some very good movies in theaters (like “Super 8″) and the last “Harry Potter” will be released soon on the screens to remember how a series has to evolve over time.
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