Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 24, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
11
Negative:
16
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The sequence serves no real purpose beyond dazzle for dazzle's sake, but when you're watching it, that's purpose enough. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
A well-oiled, loudly revving summer action vehicle that does all that's required, and then some, within the confines of PG-13: It cracks genitalia jokes, messes around with toys and blows stuff up. Read full review
75
PremiereRobert Calvert
It is unapologetic about delivering what it promises. Bigger battles. Massive explosions. Megan Fox looking hot. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineCammila Albertson
If you enjoyed the robo-spastic ride the first time, then you should be happy with this movie, too. And if you complained that the first movie was trite and lacking in character development, then you probably shouldn’t even be reading this. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
At least the special effects in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen are remarkable: You never tire of the endless variations of robots Bay and his computer-generated effects crew come up with. Read full review
60
EmpireNick De Semlyen
A super-sized second helping, but the novelty factor and some of the charm’s gone. Hey, at least there's more Megatron / Starscream squabbling this time round. Read full review
60
VarietyJordan Mintzer
Little seems new compared to the first installment, except that this version is longer, louder, and perhaps "more than your eye can meet" in one sitting. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Hey, Michael: It's the robots, stupid. Despite all the mechanical mayhem, none of the Transformers stand out. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
With its intelligence at the level of the simple-minded, however, the film is not likely to attract moviegoers who seek something more than a screen filled with kaleidoscopes of colored metal. Fan boys will no doubt love it, but for the uninitiated it's loud, tedious and, at 147 minutes, way too long. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Roughly an hour in, Transformers 2 morphs from teen adventure into lumbering war movie. Bay and his screenwriters squander their human capital in order to show us scenes of 20-ton toys crushing 10-ton toys. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Exhilarating or excruciating, depending on your point of view. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Taken on its own, this is a masterful little slice of computer-generated animation, but it gets lost here in the visual racket. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The man (Bay) just wears you out and wears you down, so much so that it’s easy to pretend that you’re not ingesting 2 hours and 30 minutes of warmongering along with all that dumb fun. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
At least in the last half-hour, Bay's incredibly sloppy continuity and overeager rush to action pays off. Read full review
40
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
This is blockbuster porn absent even the suggestion of care or concern for anything that might resemble "a point," save the obvious one to move more Hasbro action figures and animated-series DVD boxed sets. In a word: distasteful. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Revenge of the Fallen just comes off as a bratty kid showing how many swear words he knows. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The storyline is so infantile that it will appeal to young kids. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This sequel to the clever and funny first "Transformers" not only is disappointing, it will give most people a throbbing case of metal overload. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Fox's cleavage is the only camera object that catches Bay's attention for more than a millisecond. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
Dazzles the eye, numbs the mind and may cause deafness in some cases. Did I mention to bring along some Excedrin? Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
2 1/2 hours of tumescence disguised as a motion picture. Read full review
33
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Revenge of the Fallen almost feels like it's signaling an end-game for blockbuster movies: all sensation, no content, catastrophic expense. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
This Transformers is a pile of glittering junk. Read full review
30
SlateDana Stevens
The reductio ad absurdum of a summer blockbuster. It is loud (boom!), long (two and a half hours!), incoherent (poorly explained intergalactic warfare!), leering (Megan Fox in short shorts!), racist (jive-talkin' robot twins!), and rife with product tie-ins (Chevy! Hasbro!). Read full review
30
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Much of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is simply despicable. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The special effects are better and the dialogue slightly more humorous than in the first movie, but the anti-Arab subtext is repugnant. Read full review
30
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The movie rages on for a hundred and fifty minutes and then just stops, pausing for the next sequel. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A horrible experience of unbearable length, briefly punctuated by three or four amusing moments. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
The whirl, bang and general bother of crashing gears and gnashing metal ends up suffocating the senses. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Overstays its welcome by at least a half hour. But, assuming that cute Camaro stays in the picture, I expect we’ll all be back for the planned round three. Read full review
16
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
An impossibly, incomprehensibly overlong and cacophonous bore. Read full review
0
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Transformers 2 has a shot at the title Worst Movie of the Decade. Read full review
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