The later Transformers movies were a touch too silly for their own good and suffered without Shia LaBoeuf’s central performance to ground them, while 13 Hours proved that a pre- Tom Clancy John Krasinski was not ready to headline an earnest, self-serious war drama. Hits like Bad Boys II and Transformers cemented Bay’s status as the reigning king of the big budget action genre but, while the likes of Hot Fuzz and Robot Chicken affectionately spoofed this phenomenon, Bay's box office success never translated to much in the way of mainstream critical approval.Īlthough the two movies are very different in tone, Ambulance is comfortably Bay’s best movie since Pain & Gain. By the late 00s, even casual movie fans were familiar with “Bayhem,” Michael Bay’s unique brand of high-octane action sequences. However, the 00s saw Bay’s critical reception shift as his movies grew progressively more popular with audiences and his style grew more distinctive. When Bay first came to prominence as a helmer, his work received mixed reviews, as critics dubbed The Rock and Armageddon mindless guilty pleasures, while criticizing Pearl Harbor for being overlong and melodramatic. Ambulance is director Michael Bay’s best movie since 2013’s Pain & Gain-so why isn't the action thriller performing well at the box office? A funny thing happened to legendary action director Michael Bay over the past two decades.
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