The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 39 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Marveling at its grotesque gigantism doesn't make this two-and-a-half-hour-long movie any less dull.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
29 Jun 2011
fresh:
For good or ill, Bay is the soul of a new machine, the poet of post-human cinema, the CEO of Hollywood's military-entertainment complex.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
30 Jun 2011
rotten:
At 157 minutes, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" isn't just a movie. It's a sentence.
– John Anderson,
Wall Street Journal,
1 Jul 2011
rotten:
Despite its manifest improvements, there is something so sour and unpleasant about the new film that it left me almost nostalgic for the innocent idiocies of its predecessor.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
1 Jul 2011
rotten:
The third outing for a herd of toys that should have stayed in their boxes.