Every Michael Bay Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Michael Bay cannot be stopped. Though the filmmaker has hinted Transformers: The Last Knight "might" be his final Transformers film as director, he surely isn't done calling "Action!"
To date, Bay's feature films have grossed $2.2 billion domestically, a staggering number that makes him Hollywood's second-most-commercially successful director of all time.
But Bay has been derided by critics, who have taken his films to task for bombast. A survey shows Bay's average Metascore as a director is a weak, yellow-bordering-on-red 44.7. (His overall average career Metascore, including his credits as producer, is even lower: 42.)
Here's a film-by-film look at Bay's work as a director, from his most critically loathed work to the surprising entry that won over most reviewers.
Despite its high-concept storyline and the presence of A-list stars Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor, the movie represented a commercial low point for Bay. The $126 million movie grossed just $36 million domestically, en route to eking out about $163 million worldwide.
“Scarlett Johansson looks lovely and hasn't much to do besides that, McGregor only starts having fun when he's playing the 'original' of his clone.” —Glenn Kenny, Premiere