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'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': The critics love and loathe it
29 Jun 2011, 5:24 pm

The critics have spoken about "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." And what they seem to be saying is: We surrender.

As I noted in a post yesterday, reviewing a Michael Bay-driven juggernaut is almost pointless: a "Transformers" movie is exactly what you expect. To some people, that sounds like the best news ever. To others, it's an invitation to hit the nearest chapel and begin praying, softly but urgently, that the minds of the American public don't melt into a puddle of goo.