This tasty narrative premise is quickly abandoned for two and a half hours of disconnected drivel when the enemy Decepticons invade Chicago, and the Autobots, well-intentioned metal dunderheads who reside on Earth to protect humankind, save the day with help from Sam (LaBeouf).

NEWYORKER: Fired

Apparently it is immaterial to the US leader that if Israel fulfilled his demand, the Jewish state would render itself defenseless against enemy attack and so embolden its neighbors to invade.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An enfeebled Obama