The CGI was quite good and hence the 5 star rating. The teenage growing pains and coming of age angst was annoying and had nothing to do with Transformers whatsoever. The whole effort feels like a bad 80s movie with a very fake, plastic feel that was souped up with some expensive special effects.
Since this was an origin story, they really should have done more to tie in with the rest of the Transformer franchise. Perhaps this is the reason the screenwriter for Bumblebee, Christina Hodson, will not be writing the script for the next Transformer movie. Even though Transformers as a concept is a little dodgy, it does not mean you can do whatever you want with it. You have to be into Transformers, like really be deep in that world, to produce a script that satisfy the fans.
Since this was an origin story, they really should have done more to tie in with the rest of the Transformer franchise. Perhaps this is the reason the screenwriter for Bumblebee, Christina Hodson, will not be writing the script for the next Transformer movie. Even though Transformers as a concept is a little dodgy, it does not mean you can do whatever you want with it. You have to be into Transformers, like really be deep in that world, to produce a script that satisfy the fans.