As you might have gathered elsewhere, this film is very Michael Bay. The opening scene almost felt like a Bond parody and I found myself eye rolling as cars began to inexplicably explode tens of feet into the air and across the screen. Reaching for the control to swtich it off I realised that accompanying the stupidity was an uncharacteristic amount of gore and goofy humour for a Bay film. Intrigued, I continued watching and found myself starting to laugh and enjoy the over the top madness as it became clear that this wasn't a Bond parody, it was Michael Bay parodying himself to some extent with lots of Hollywood references giving it a familiar feel.

Some of the cuts are jarring, the whole thing is predictable and it comes with a good helping of cheese. All of which become thoroughly enjoyable when you realise this film doesn't take itself too seriously, and neither should you.