Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.
One of the most critically savaged blockbusters in recent memory, The Last Knight was hammered for incoherent plotting, exhausting runtime, and underdeveloped characters — yet a small but vocal minority of critics argued that Bay's maximalist chaos had tipped over into something almost experimentally unhinged, a distinction the majority of reviewers found unconvincing. Audiences were notably more forgiving than critics, a gap that has defined the franchise throughout.
“Every time Michael Bay directs another Transformers abomination (this is the fifth), the movies die a little. This one makes the summer's other blockbuster misfires look like masterpieces.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“It is amazing how a series with so much nostalgic goodwill, technical finesse and behind the scenes talent have led so often to experiences that are so joyless.”
Ian Freer·Empire
“The Last Knight remains barely coherent. But it's more fun than "Age of Extinction", though both movies are so drunk on money and effects they accidentally go weird.”
Emily Yoshida·Vulture.com
“The absolute tastelessness of Bay's images, their stultifying service to platitudes and to merchandise, doesn't at all diminish their wildly imaginative power.”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“Bay's visual sensibility has, if anything, matured, to the point of demanding and earning your exasperated surrender.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.
One of the most critically savaged blockbusters in recent memory, The Last Knight was hammered for incoherent plotting, exhausting runtime, and underdeveloped characters — yet a small but vocal minority of critics argued that Bay's maximalist chaos had tipped over into something almost experimentally unhinged, a distinction the majority of reviewers found unconvincing. Audiences were notably more forgiving than critics, a gap that has defined the franchise throughout.
“Every time Michael Bay directs another Transformers abomination (this is the fifth), the movies die a little. This one makes the summer's other blockbuster misfires look like masterpieces.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“It is amazing how a series with so much nostalgic goodwill, technical finesse and behind the scenes talent have led so often to experiences that are so joyless.”
Ian Freer·Empire
“The Last Knight remains barely coherent. But it's more fun than "Age of Extinction", though both movies are so drunk on money and effects they accidentally go weird.”
Emily Yoshida·Vulture.com
“The absolute tastelessness of Bay's images, their stultifying service to platitudes and to merchandise, doesn't at all diminish their wildly imaginative power.”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“Bay's visual sensibility has, if anything, matured, to the point of demanding and earning your exasperated surrender.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction