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Bumblebee

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• Adventure
• Fantasy

• 2018
• Travis Knight
• 113 mins
• PG

Summary

Sci-fi action adventure starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena. A troubled teen discovers that her beaten-up Volkswagen Beetle is really a robot in disguise. Together they must protect the Earth from the evil Decepticons while fleeing government agents.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

This spin-off episode from the Transformers series mixes The Iron Giant with The Love Bug, as the massive but lovable robot of the title takes refuge in 1980s San Francisco. After taking the form of a Volkswagen Beetle, Bumblebee is befriended by a teenage girl (Hailee Steinfeld) and becomes embroiled in all manner of high jinks while adapting to life on Earth, but evil pursuers are closing in. Less dependent on the bangs and crashes of the earlier Transformers films helmed by Michael Bay, it's a much warmer, family-friendly affair, as director Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) delivers a succession of well-executed laughs and sight gags, with splendid human support from Steinfeld, John Cena and Pamela Adlon. There's more than enough mayhem for movie fans with an appetite for destruction, but the core story possesses the heart of a Steven Spielberg crowd-pleaser.

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6.7/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameCharlie WatsonHailee SteinfeldAgent Jack BurnsJohn CenaBumblebeeDylan O'Brien (1)MemoJorge Lendeborg JrOptimus PrimePeter CullenShatterAngela BassettDropkickJustin TherouxMrs WatsonPamela AdlonAgent PowellJohn Ortiz (1)The Mean GirlVanessa RossAmberMegyn Price

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rolenameDirectorTravis Knight

Details

Theatrical distributor

Paramount

Released on

2018-12-26

Languages

English

Guidance

violence

Formats

Colour

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