Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009, Action/Adventure, 2h 29m

252 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch. Read critic reviews

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Megan Fox as Mikaela Barnes in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Tyrese Gibson as Epps in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

A scene from the film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Director Michael Bay on the set of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

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A scene from the film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

The Decepticon Ravage in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Shia LaBeouf and director Michael Bay on the set of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

The Decepticon Starscream in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Isabel Lucas as Alice in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

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Bumblebee in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

Optimus Prime in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

(L-R) John Turturro as Simmons and Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

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Megan Fox as Mikaela Barnes and Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."

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Movie Info

Two years after he and his Autobot friends saved the Earth from the Decepticons, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) faces a new battle: college. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and the Autobots are working with a secret military organization and trying to make a home for themselves on Earth. When an ancient Decepticon known as The Fallen rises up to wreak vengeance, Sam and his girlfriend, Mikaela, must figure out the history of the Transformers on Earth and find a way to defeat The Fallen once and for all.

Rating:

PG-13 (Crude and Sexual Material|Brief Drug Material|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Language)
Genre:

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Bay
Producer:

Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce
Writer:

Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 24, 2009 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 20, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA):

$402.1M
Runtime:

2h 29m
Distributor:

Paramount Pictures
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Cast & Crew

Shia LaBeouf
Sam Witwicky

Megan Fox
Mikaela Barnes

Josh Duhamel
Capt. Lennox

Tyrese Gibson
Epps

Kevin Dunn
Ron Witwicky

Julie White
Judy Witwicky

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Critic Reviews for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

All Critics (252) | Top Critics (71) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (202)

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Audience Reviews for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Jun 21, 2016

Remember when your parents would say, "I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed." Yeah, pretty much what I'd say to Michael Bay's face... Repeatedly. This movie was terrible. Between racially stereotyped "black guy" transformers and a massive transformer with wrecking ball testicles, that is only the tip of the iceberg. Apparently the departure of Alex Kurtzman from the writing team was a downfall on this one. Character interaction was terrible, plot wasn't great. Only thing that this film had going for it was the always great special effects and sound editing.

Patrick W Super Reviewer
Dec 18, 2015

The Transformers would've been dead meat right here, but luckily, they survived a movie that's worth millions of dollars to waste.

EpicLadySponge t Super Reviewer
Nov 05, 2012

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a god-awful piece of sh** that's offensive in every way. The plot is extraordinarily stupid and incoherent. And, the acting is appallingly bad on all fronts; Meg Fox is the only one who manages to retain some semblance of dignity. The special effects are impressive, but they're not enough to make up for the atrociousness of the rest of the film. Unintelligible and pointless, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is definitely not "more than meets the eye."

Dann M Super Reviewer
Oct 23, 2012

I once saw a documentary on Transformers and someone being interviewed commented that "Michael Bay shoots more set-ups in a day than anyone else I know." This would explain why the film seems so rushed and underthought.

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