It’s not uncommon for some bloat to creep into ongoing franchises, as directors feel both emboldened by their success and pressured to top themselves. That’s 165 minutes of cars turning into giant robots and making smashy smashy. And the fourth? It tips the scales at a whopping 2 hours, 45 minutes. The first “Transformers” film came in at a relatively svelte 2 hours, 24 minutes the second ran 2 hours, 30 minutes the third was 2 hours, 37 minutes. With each successive installment in the “Transformers” franchise, the running time has grown longer.
But in the case of Bay’s latest, “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” if the largely scathing reviews are any indication, many who see the movie this weekend may be left wanting a little less. He has never subscribed to the philosophy of “always leave them wanting more” - and, judging by his box office record, at least, it’s hard to argue with the results. Love him or hate him (or love to hate him), Michael Bay is a this-knob-goes-to-11 kind of director.
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