Transformers One Movie Review: If I may be honest, I walked into Transformers One with zero expectations. The trailers did look good but over the past few years, films of renowned franchises have not lived up to the expectations set by the trailer. However, Transformers One managed to break that streak.
Directed by Josh Cooley, the film is a hoot! The animated sci-fi film is voiced by actors Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. As we already know, this one is an origin film and roots back to how Orion Pax became Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and D16 aka Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry) came into being. We also meet Elita-1, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, which brought back memories of the OG 6 Marvel days, and B-127 aka Bumblebee, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key.
Transformers One revolves around a group of no-cogs miners who embark on a journey to the surface in the hunt for the Matrix of Leadership. They hope to find it and hand it over to Sentinel Prime (Jon Hamm), the head of Cybertron, to revive the Energon rivers. However, their train trip takes a dark turn when they land in a cave with Alpha Trion and the corpses of the original Primes.
Their mission takes a new meaning, with the miners not only acquiring cogs but also promising to bring Sentinel down. While Orion remains loyal to the mission, D-16’s intentions get tainted, resulting in an epic climax. The turn of their hearts, especiall.