Well I broke down and went to see the Transformers movie.

First the good news: it isn't terrible.

The bad news: it's too long. It's disjointed. The plot is incoherent, the character development is inconsistent, and the action sequences are choppy.

It is, however, very funny in spots. The trouble is those spots are spread too far apart, and it sometimes seems to be taking itself seriously, which is a bad move. But then the movie seems to realize how ridiculous it is and gets on with it.

I'd give it three stars if it wasn't so damn long. Two and a half hours? Come on. The effects are impressive, but the novelty of watching mechanical objects morph into homicidal robots wears off after the first 45 minutes or so. The rest of the movie is spent hoping that Megan Fox will take off her shirt (she doesn't) and wishing that they'd destroy that damn cube so everyone can go home.

However, if you can manage to shut your brain off long enough to sit through the movie, there are lots of explosions, and cool robots, and a really attractive brunette. For hardcore fans, this is a must-see. Everyone else can netflix it.