"I love this car." The grand finale of the Transformers live-action trilogy, Dark of the Moon is also the greatest. Having (at the time of writing) just arrived home from the theater, I can say that it was well worth the wait. Many summer blockbusters have explosions, with clever jokes interwoven with the action, but few have the heart that the Transformers films have. Marking the triumphant return of Leonard Nimoy to the series (after a 25 year absence), Dark of the Moon is significantly darker and more brutal than its predecessors, with a much meatier plot to boot. If you look past all the explosions and inappropriate jokes (believe me, there are a few), you'll find a movie that can really hold its own. A Battleship Potemkin, it is not. It is, however, an excellent crowd-pleaser, which, if you really think about it, is what many of our most beloved movies really are (here's lookin' at you, Casablanca).
Rating: 85/100
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