This movie was terribly written. I've seen reviews concerned about the poor acting and so on, but to me, the script was the worst thing by far. In fact, I have decided to remember Ehren Kruger's name, so that I can avoid his work in the future.
There were continuity errors throughout, every single character was underdeveloped (there were simply too many of them), the attempts at comedy were pretty pathetic, the dialogue was generally idiotic and the pacing was ridiculous. Previously established rules about how the transformers work (e.g. regarding their sparks) are ignored, which makes suspension of disbelief very difficult. It honestly felt like there was only one draft of the script which was scribbled down in a hurry.
I realize that the first three films don't set the bar very high, but this one is simply much worse. All you really get when you watch it is two and a half hours of chaotic nonsense.
There were continuity errors throughout, every single character was underdeveloped (there were simply too many of them), the attempts at comedy were pretty pathetic, the dialogue was generally idiotic and the pacing was ridiculous. Previously established rules about how the transformers work (e.g. regarding their sparks) are ignored, which makes suspension of disbelief very difficult. It honestly felt like there was only one draft of the script which was scribbled down in a hurry.
I realize that the first three films don't set the bar very high, but this one is simply much worse. All you really get when you watch it is two and a half hours of chaotic nonsense.