The film delivers an engaging, character-driven story that revitalizes the series with a fresh take on its iconic heroes and villains.

Movie origin stories finally reach their nadir this week with “Transformers One,” the super-violent, toy-selling vehicle that tells the tale of how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from besties to foes. Did anyone ask for this? Did Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner ask for too much money?

Transformers One is another homerun for Paramount Pictures adapting toy commercials into fantastic movies, and proof that 2024 is going to be a powerhouse year for animation.

"Transformers One" is a prequel origin story that features the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Bryan Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson and Keegan-Michael Key.

A badly needed reboot that will reinvigorate the franchise into a brilliant future for fans of those irresistible robots in disguise, regardless of their age.

Pixar veteran Josh Cooley has made an energetic and funny film about the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron

As origin stories go, director Josh Cooley's breezy, action-packed genesis tale reintroduces Optimus Prime, Megatron and the rest of the Transformers gang, without any pesky humans hanging around the edges of the frame to muck things up.

"It's a great kind of tragic arc–a Shakespearian arc–and I knew if we could sell that friendship in the beginning, it would [payoff for audiences] knowing that it's not gonna last." But seeing where these characters end up is just the bottom end of the sandwich,