Bumblebee

"The latest Transformers movie, Bumblebee, isn't going to win any prizes for originality – but it's pretty good at doing what it should do."

"Kubo and the Two Strings helmer Travis Knight directs Hailee Stenfield in this Transformers spin-off centering around Bumblebee, set in 1987. Critic Aaron Yap is relieved to have a film from this franchise that doesn't nosedive into absolute Bay-hem."

""Bumblebee" is basically the movie that fans of the 1980s animated series wanted all along."

"Knight and Hodson have salvaged something agreeable from an otherwise badly dented series."

"In a better, truer cinematic universe, Travis Knight would have been in charge of the Transformers franchise all along."

"Move over Herbie: Fully Loaded, there's a new champion in the girl-and-her-VW movie genre."

""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."

"It's an effective reimagining that also bears a knowing resemblance to classic youth-oriented films from Bumblebee executive producer Steven Spielberg."

"...a fun, well-acted, exciting and even emotional piece of popcorn action."

"An impassioned ode to both the toys and their era, this, at last, is the Transformers movie we've been waiting for."