Three years after Optimus Prime left Earth in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), the Autobots are still considered a world threat and are continuously at war with the Decepticons. Cade Yeager finds a dying Transformer who gives him a Talisman, however, the U.S. Military and the Decepticons soon find Cade and the Autobots who must now go on the run. Cade meets a Transformer known as Cogman who tells him and Bumblebee to head to London with him. They discover the key to saving the future of the human race lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Now, it's up to the unlikely alliance of inventor Cade, Bumblebee, English lord Sir Edmund Burton and Vivian Wembley an Oxford professor to save the world. I have mixed feelings about this film. The Last Knight is the fifth instalment in this movie series and at this point, we know what to expect going into it. I guess having that acceptance of what we are going to get somewhat makes it better although of course, it has many flaws, however, accepting this makes it quite enjoyable. I found this film to be much more entertaining than the previous film which was just boring and I at least had a good time with this one. It follows some similar issues mainly being what feels like the first few movies de-canonize in regards to the Transformer's creators. I thought it was the Allspark but now it seems another entity and even more mystery is thrown into the mix with the introduction of Quintessa who is a remake of the Quintessons from the original series who were controversial back then and seem to be all over again. We still follow Cade from the last movie who is much better in this film but still not amazing. He is much more battle-worn and has some cool moments mainly using alien guns to fight back as well as using the Talisman that turns into a sword, which is pretty cool. We are introduced to many new characters like Sir Edmund Burton, Vivian and Cogman. My favourite has to be the robotic butler Cogman who I thought was pretty funny being quite kick ass with some hilarious moments and quips. The best part about him is the fact he is voiced by Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015) butler Carson, which made his character all the funnier to me seeing how in that film he is a very serious figure in that show as a butler in the 1920s/30s then going on to voice a robotic butler. The other characters are fine they have their moments but besides that, there isn't much else to say. Other actors returned in their roles from the earlier films but only acted as a means for moving the plot forward or giving some exposition but it was nice to see some older faces back. The greatest return was Megatron with a new cool design but his return back to Megatron from the last one as Galvatron goes unexplained, which is strange, especially his look changing as he now transforms normally like every other Transformer, unlike that horrific effect in Age of Extinction. The plot is very overcomplicated and has so many pieces to the puzzle that is so unnecessarily convoluted. But like I previously mentioned, if you have seen the last films you know it is a lot of rinses and repeats in aspects of the story and that is just part of what these films are, plus we are kind of just here for the action, which I have to say is great. The final battle is actually quite awesome. Seeing Cybertron enter Earth's atmosphere and combining Earth and Cybertron in the fight was so cool and visually stunning. The special effects have never looked so beautiful which is a shame that it is mashed with a far-fetched plot. Optimus Prime has some entertaining sequences, especially when he is turned into Nemesis Prime as his fight with Bumblebee is a truly unexpected event to see and I really enjoyed it. We even get a chance to hear B's voice which was very surprising. Overall, this film isn't the worst nor is it the best in this franchise. It has some cool ideas but like the last one the execution just isn't on par. I love the visuals and the action is superb which is all we wanted from a film like this so in that aspect, it excels but in a story not so much. Also, check out the spin-off prequel/reboot to the live-action franchise Bumblebee (2018).
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