| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"Great special effects + Shia LaBeouf - flimsy story = lotsa fun." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...a partly impressive, partly inane buck-banging toy of a movie." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It's goofy fun with a lot of stuff that blows up real good, and it has the grace not only to realize how preposterous it is, but to make that into an asset." more... |
B |
E! Online
N.V. Cooper |
"...clunky, heartless and boring." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"LaBeouf has the hefty job of single-handedly injecting the action with personality, and he brings it off, though without offering much variation on his nervous, hipster-squirt charm." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...takes too long to reach high gear." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...both smart and funny." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Compared to the labyrinthine plots of some of this summer's other blockbusters, this one is positively simple and easy to follow." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a movie of epically assaultive noise and nonsense." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...essentially one long product placement." more... |
C- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"Sure, the action is over the top, but the people in charge seem completely aware that every scene is hokey. It's a triumph of lowbrow consistency." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a wildly absurd, visceral fantasy and far more fun than it ought to be." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...perfectly embodies the concept of a summer blockbuster with its simple good-guys-vs.-bad-guys plot, cheeky humor and flawless special effects." more... |
B |
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