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Critical Consensus: "License" is Revoked, "Transformers" About as Much as Meets the Eye
by Alex Vo | July 05, 2007
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This week at the movies we have disrupted nuptials ("License to Wed," starring John Krasinski and Mandy Moore) and metamorphisizing robots ("Transformers," starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox). What do the critics have to say?

As "The Office"'s lovably smug Jim, John Krasinski has built up a lot of cred with the twentysomething crowd, which may have been effectively blown with "License to Wed." Krasinski and Mandy Moore star as an engaged couple who go through rigorous pre-marriage counseling, run by a maniac preacher as played by Robin Williams. Critics label Krasinski's and Moore's characters as bland and barely sketched out, resulting in a movie that completely flatlines when Williams isn't around to do his kooky and increasingly aggravating shtick. At 14 percent on the Tomatometer, potential "License to Wed" ticket buyers should get cold feet.


"I hope our kids don't ever see this movie."

If last week's "Live Free or Die Hard" was a summer tentpole throwback to the pre-CG days of crazy stuntwork, then "Transformers" is the complete opposite. It's a slick, special effects driven extravaganza about two warring robot factions, the Autobots and the Decepticons, who take their fight to our planet. Shia LaBeouf leads a small ensemble cast of humans caught in-between the fight. "Transformers"' detractors call it an obnoxiously loud film with corny dialogue. Supporters praise the film for being... obnoxiously loud and corny, a fun popcorn flick that is Bay's bread and butter. With a 59 percent Tomatometer (and a surprising 73 percent from Cream of the Crop critics), "Transformers" is for the fans and the curious looking for a raucous, out-of-control time at the movies.


"Transformers" is out to crush the competition.

Also opening in limited release: "Rescue Dawn," a harrowing war drama from director Werner Herzog, is at 88 percent; "Joshua," psychological horror in the vein of "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Bad Seed," is at 67 percent; "Introducing the Dwights," a coming of age drama about a boy and his fame-seeking mother, is at 63 percent; and "The Method," a Spanish import about a company's bizarre hiring method, is at 56 percent.


This season's winner of "Celebrity Fit Club."

Recent Robot Movies, Robot Movies Featuring Robin Williams
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63% -- "Robots" (2005)
59% -- "I, Robot" (2004)
73% -- "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001)
38% -- "Bicentennial Man" (1999)
42% -- "Transformers: The Movie" (1986)

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Jul 05 2007 04:14 PM

I'm not exactly surprised by Transformers on-and-off fresh T-meter, but I'm happy Rescue Dawn is dong so well; I'm dying to see it.

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SukmyPikachu writes:
on Jul 05 2007 05:50 PM

Who cares as long as Transformers give producers the confidence to invest in Mecha movies Im happy. Hopefully this means we'll soon see an Evangelion movie.

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tycox writes:
on Jul 05 2007 09:00 PM

[b]I wish Joshua was my child![/b]
I saw a trailer for this movie today and I must say I am very intrigued! "I'LL GIVE YOU FIVE DOLLARS IF I CAN THROW A ROCK AT YOU!" says the cute little boy to the dirty homeless man! CLASSIC SCENE!!!


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CannibalPenguins writes:
on Jul 06 2007 05:15 AM

[b]Go die a slow painful death[/b]


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Axem5 writes:
on Jul 06 2007 11:05 AM

[b]ho ho[/b]
Alex Vo, you metamorphisize my world


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wordweaver writes:
on Jul 06 2007 01:35 PM

[b]Mandy Moore[/b]
Mandy Moore is such a bad actress, I just can't believe she's still getting more roles. For how long do people need to keep watching movies like "How to deal" and "Because I said so" before the realize that she just can't act??????? for how long must we suffer????


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