This is coming from a middle aged man who barely even watches movies any more. Hollywood stopped meaning much to me long ago.
So you'll understand that I didn't have much expectations coming to see this. And I decided to give it a watch only because it had good reception and surprisingly high grades for a transformers movie, combined with an animated production that got me visually curious. But having watched it, I can happily say I am thoroughly enchanted, impressed and surprised. The movie just radiates genuine SPARK and energy from start to finish, which has became so rare these days. It is thoroughly entertaining, suspenseful, visually brilliant and packs some truly memorable scenes, especially for Transformers fans. Optimus Prime shines as one of the most epic characters and his grand entrance is something you do not want to miss. Congratulations and thank you to everyone responsible for making this movie, you did great and obviously had a blast!