Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight has built a real following in Australia on BINGE and Paramount Plus, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 6,785 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Mark Wahlberg's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on BINGE.

Transformers: The Last Knight arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What makes Transformers: The Last Knight work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Mark Wahlberg and Laura Haddock lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. Transformers: The Last Knight came out in 2017. The rules of Transformers: The Last Knight's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Transformers: The Last Knight fits the bill. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Mark Wahlberg grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.