Believe it or not Transformers is watchable

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: Morgan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Jon Voight

Cert: 12

Those clever TV ads in which a car becomes a skating robot have made the move to the big screen in what turns out to be a surprisingly good sci-fi yarn.

There’s a lot more besides cars turning into robots: stuff about evil autobots coming to Earth searching for a lost something-or-other, puny humans fighting back.

The usual.

And yet, it’s not as bad as you might think. The special effects are quite amazing, there are some terrific robotic fight scenes, and though the entire film is a masterclass in unreality it all seems, well, quite realistic.

And there’s a good performance from LaBeouf to carry you along.

You’ll really be surprised.

Star Rating: 4/5