Der har også været negativ omtale om karaktererne Mudflap og Skids, som angiveligt repræsenterer racistiske stereotyper.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dargis |first=Manohla |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/movies/24transform.html?hpw |title=Movie Review - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Invasion of the Robot Toys, Redux - NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date= |access-date={{date|2009-06-24}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson/huff-post-review---transf_b_219510.html |title=Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience(2009) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |access-date={{date|2009-06-24}}}}</ref> 
[[Harry Knowles]], grundlægger af [[Ain't It Cool News]], gik videre og bad hans fans om ikke at supporte filmen fordi det er en film med lav humor, stereotyper og racisme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41512 |title=Harry says TRANSFORMERS 2 is foul mouthed, racist & misogynistic! It also runs an hour too long! - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news |publisher=Aintitcool.com |date= |access-date={{date|2009-06-24}}}}</ref>
Bay har forsøgt at beskytte filmen fra kritikkerne ved at sige at der er lagt mere personlighed i filmen.<ref>{{cite web |author=By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/24/entertainment/e034954D88.DTL |title=Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues |publisher=Sfgate.com |date= |access-date={{date|2009-06-24}} |archive-date=28. juni 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628132207/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F24%2Fentertainment%2Fe034954D88.DTL |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
Roberto Orci og Alex Kurtzman sagde følgende:It’s really hard for us to sit here and try to justify it. I think that would be very foolish, and if someone wants to be offended by it, it’s their right. We were very surprised when we saw it, too, and it’s a choice that was made. If anything, it just shows you that we don’t control every aspect of the movie." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php |title=Orci and Kurtzman Respond to Claims of Racism in ‘Transformers 2' |publisher=Film School Rejects |date={{date|2009-06-24}} |access-date={{date|2009-06-27}} |archive-date=27. juni 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627124144/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
I modsætning til synspunkterne som kritikerne havde, så havde publikummet et andet synspunkt. Filmen fik i gennemsnit 91% hvilket var bedre end den forrige film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2833977520090628|title=Transformers top global box office|publisher=Reuters|date={{date|2009-06-29}}}}</ref>
Fra brugerne på Rotten Tomatoes, så fik filmen i gennemsnit 68%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/reviews_users.php|title=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date={{date|2009-06-29}}}}</ref>, and a rating of 6.8/10 on the [[Internet Movie Database]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/ratings|title=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen user ratings|publisher[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date={{date|2009-06-29}}}}</ref>
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