In probably the highest rated Michael Bay film I've reviewed AND recommended, I HATED how it was filmed.

This seizure-inducing, McG-type film on steroids with more CGI than two Avenger movies felt like an entire 12-episode TV season of an A-Team knockoff on 10x to fit within 2-hours. Mercifully, it had humor.

And yet, I liked it. Could I watch a sequel? Probably not. My sensory overload and headache need a little recovery.

A specialty misfit team of numbered individuals are banded together by a smart-smart aleck billionaire to hunt evil when no government will, or can't, due to red tape. After about 3-4 episodes of the aforementioned fake TV series in the first 15 minutes, the plot kicks in of overturning a ruthless dictator and the team tries to work together with each other's strengths and weaknesses.

Despite an annoying and maddening amount of CGI scenes so overlapping in the car chase opening, I was still intrigued enough to continue. Luckily, I didn't know this was Bay directing, or I might not have made it to the finish, but, regardless, I'm glad I did.

Number One (Ryan Reynolds) was the plot's glue, grounding and absolute source of laugh-out-loud humor. Ben Hardy's ("Number Four") amazing parkour and looks helped me long. And the remaining Numbers, while bland as all Hades, did their parts to round out the team.

Again, I'm not up for the inevitable sequel, but if they'll hire a competent director and slow it down a bit, I'd love to see where they take these characters. Otherwise, this was ONE and DONE 4 me.

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Final thoughts: WARNING: Forget strobe lights; this entire movie was an epileptic seizure waiting to happen. If you're remotely sensitive or prone, AVOID this movie at all costs. Or watch it and sue Netflix. Cut me in, if you do. I could use even a fraction of the dough Netflix has.