Bumblebee

“Every hero has a beginning.”

6.7

2018

1h 54m

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Director: Travis Knight

Overview

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

Trailer

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Cast

B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)

Dylan O'Brien

B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)

Charlie Watson

Hailee Steinfeld

Charlie Watson

Jack Burns

John Cena

Jack Burns

Memo Gutierrez

Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Memo Gutierrez

Dr. Powell

John Ortiz

Dr. Powell

Ron

Stephen Schneider

Ron

Otis Watson

Jason Ian Drucker

Otis Watson

Sally Watson

Pamela Adlon

Sally Watson

Hank

Len Cariou

Hank

General Whalen

Glynn Turman

General Whalen

Optimus Prime (voice)

Peter Cullen

Optimus Prime (voice)

Shatter (voice)

Angela Bassett

Shatter (voice)

Reviews

TriggerZ

Decent, by the numbers, popcorn movie. Better than the other live action Transformers movie, but still not very good. Best parts were the fight scenes, especially on Cybertron. Otherwise, it was average, 5/10.

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Gimly

Strong contender for best live-action _Transformers_ movie ever made, but Christ, what a low fuckin' bar that is. The fact it isn't the clear and absolute winner is a devastating criticism. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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CinemaSerf

So I thought that "Herbie" had it tough! Well his traumas look like tea with the Queen compared to poor old "Bumblebee"! He actually starts off life with the much less friendly moniker of "B-127" when he is sent to Earth to set things up amidst what looks like the end of the war between the his "Autobots" and the "Decepticons" on their home planet of "Cybertron". He lands slap bang in the middle of some top secret American military testing that handily looks at all things extra-terrestrial and that's when we encounter the menacing "Burns" (John Cena) who deduces that our yellow Meccano is not natural and that it must be hunted down and captured or destroyed. As if that we're not enough, "Blitzwing" is also on the planet and they have a duel that renders our yellow hero unable to speak and forced to turn into his more recognisable motor car shape while he repairs the damage from that combat and awaits his pals. "Charlie" (Hailee Steinfeld) discovers it hiding in a scrapyard and by touching things she shouldn't, activates all sorts of beacons and gadgets that breaks his cover and summons friend and foe alike for the usual slew of "Transformer" tear 'em limb from limb escapades. There's quite a bit of fun from the dialogue and the visual effects are enjoyable too as we follow a well trammelled path of formulaic storytelling, tempered with a little human bonding, and some mediocre acting. They've tried to give "Bumblebee" some personable characteristics - think of a less cowardly "C-3PO", but as an action adventure it's all just a bit long and predictable. The denouement is quite action-packed, though, and I think it's at the better end of this franchise so just about worth two hours.

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