Travis Knight has served up a gleeful romp with wit, warmth and a whole lot of heart; An impassioned ode to both the toys and their era, this, at last, is the Transformers movie we've been waiting for
the best "Transformers" movie by far; Fans of the classic "Transformers" will be thrilled by many of the touches here. But there is also now an entire generation of kids who are going to get to watch a girl drive, with a smile on her face
for this prequel/spin-off, the sixth in the series, the director Travis Knight gets under the hood of Michael Bay's pumped-up blockbuster machine, and strips it down to something succinct, fun and sweet-toned
"Bumblebee," for its part, has just enough wit, playfulness and charm to develop a voice of its own, which is no small thing in the context of a flashy, lunkheaded studio franchise
by Phil Hoad [The Guardian ]
