Bumblebee
5.5/8
A Bumblebee movie definitely should've came earlier in this series, probably after Revenge of the Fallen. The robot's literal fodder for kids; could've been brought out beyond his supplementary role in past films before this one. Plus, the robot obviously could be made to be enjoyed by adults alike, like it was here.
What's with the light allusions to Bee communicating by songs on the radio? This is a Bumblebee movie. Not nearly enough classic rock from the 1970s (or just some bangers from any decade) as a way for Bee to communicate. I mean you have an entire film to flesh this out now, come on- that's this robot's bit, play the hits.
Hailee Steinfeld was good at times, decent throughout.
John Cena's character was hardly involved so the casting was completely underplayed and unnecessary. He did fine, it's just his character's only point seemed to be what he was able to do at the end of the movie.
Basically, as a viewer, he might as well have showed up on set on the first day of shooting and they turned to each other and said, "Cena's willing to be in this movie, and we do need another name..."
The runtime on this film, just under two hours, was perfect. Really wish more high-budget action movies would do the same.