Bumblebee

"Kubo and the Two Strings helmer Travis Knight directs Hailee Stenfield in this Transformers spin-off centering around Bumblebee, set in 1987. Critic Aaron Yap is relieved to have a film from this franchise that doesn't nosedive into absolute Bay-hem."

"The latest Transformers movie, Bumblebee, isn't going to win any prizes for originality – but it's pretty good at doing what it should do."

""Bumblebee" is basically the movie that fans of the 1980s animated series wanted all along."

"Knight and Hodson have salvaged something agreeable from an otherwise badly dented series."

"In a better, truer cinematic universe, Travis Knight would have been in charge of the Transformers franchise all along."

"Move over Herbie: Fully Loaded, there's a new champion in the girl-and-her-VW movie genre."

""Bumblebee," for its part, has just enough wit, playfulness and charm to develop a voice of its own, which is no small thing in the context of a flashy, lunkheaded studio franchise."

"It's an effective reimagining that also bears a knowing resemblance to classic youth-oriented films from Bumblebee executive producer Steven Spielberg."

"...a fun, well-acted, exciting and even emotional piece of popcorn action."

"An impassioned ode to both the toys and their era, this, at last, is the Transformers movie we've been waiting for."