Hello All,
You know, in a post 5th wave world, I can’t help but realize how much more I’ve been enjoying everything else lately simply because It’s not the 5th fucking wave. That early contender for the worst movie of the year drains me every time I even mention it, yet I can honestly thank it for basically just allowing me to just try and find the value in everything else I see after the fact for the next little while. That being said, let’s review a Michael Bay movie shall we?
Plot Summary - Based on the real life attacks in Benghazi, the story follows six CIA contractors as they fend off attacks on both the american embassy and their CIA base over a one night span.
Pros - The best thing about this movie by far is the action. It’s actually some of Bay’s best work as he seems more focused with the way everything plays out. As a war movie it’s pretty easy to follow everything going on and you do have some great action and chase scenes. Everything else for the most part is basically on point here, as the acting is good, the story is good, the pacing is good, and even the character development.
Cons - The movie suffers from a lot of padding. There are so many scenes that could’ve been easily cut and that would have made this more focused than it already is. There’s also too many characters, as while it does mostly focus on the main six guys, there are way too many side characters to the point where you just lose track of almost everybody and where they are.
Final Score - 8/10
With a bit of editing and some tighter focus it could’ve been a 9 or even a 10 at a stretch. It’s probably the best Michael Bay film I’ve seen in awhile, and I really hope he improves on what made this film good and brings it to the next Transformers movie.
Kung Fu Panda 3 opens next week, there might be a review on Tuesday or Wednesday in the meantime.
Until then, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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