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3.0
But its still a formula film, just as stuck in its familiar, repetitive track as its beautifully rendered vehicles.
Av Club
3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa G runtime 116 minutes Wide Release Date 06/09/06 performer Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Mari ..
EW
3.8
It tells a bright and cheery story, and then has a little something profound lurking around the edges. In this case, its a sense of loss.
Rogerebert
1.5
Keeping Up With the Steins isnt a bad film it just devolves into the limp sort of schmaltzy conclusion you keep hoping it will avoid.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Having previously acted the part of Catholic girl turned Satans cheerleader, Farrow here achieves a stratum of self referential cinematic meta irony t ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
There are many other brilliant scenes, some just as funn but there are just as many occasions where you feel the films struggling to fire on all cylin ..
Time Out
4.0
The Pixar folks have a gift for giving their car characters emotional appeal by virtue of extremely expressive eyes set in the windshield.
3.0
Never really quite great, its still a good enough diversion for the family and should please adult fans of racing.
2.5
Cars is the first Pixar flick Id describe as cynical, and that, frankly, breaks my heart just a little bit.
E Film Critic
2.5
And thats true, it is.But the way to take a movie is on its own terms, and the terms of Cars are that of a drama.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
There is no question that Cars is Pixars greatest visual achievement.
4.5
Somehow, director John Lasseter takes this rather weak gimmick and makes it work; continuing Pixars unbroken streak of fantastic filmmaking against al ..
Cinema Blend
4.5
Once again Pixar manages to make a film that is funny to both kids and adults without feeling the need to use and double entendres or adult humor that ..
Screen Rant
4.0
The colorful characters and the clever dialogue make this an ideal family film and another Pixar triumph.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
While Cars may cross the finish line ahead of any of 2006s other animated films, its several laps behind its Pixar siblings.
ReelViews
3.8
Pixars seventh feature film Cars arrives with more of a sputter than a zoom.Its a skid, if not entirely a blowout.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
Unfortunately, this mega cast of vocal talent is hamstrung by the routine story that simply replaces humans with cars.
3.0
Unfortunately, this mega cast of vocal talent is hamstrung by the routine story that simply replaces humans with cars.
4.0
Cars is a classic American tale firing on all cylinders and fueled by organic emotion and a lively sense of adventure.
Usa Today
3.8
But for viewers sick and tired of the never ending glut of mindlessly wacky computer animated films, Cars surely comes off a refreshing change of pace ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It is entertaining, colorful, and it has dazzling images and clearly defined characters.
Lariat
3.0
Cars is the longest Pixar movie so far, probably the least engaging, and certainly the least funny.And yet somehow its still better than two thirds of ..
Eric Ds Nider
5.0
It would be monotonous if every new film werent so unique and original, never wasting a moment or making a false move, with vivid characters, masterfu ..
News Review
4.0
Witty touches leap off the screen everywhere, and Randy Newmans score includes a number of superb Western tunes.The plot is engaging and brilliantly s ..
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Its also worth sticking around during the end credits for the films funniest gags.The main problem with Cars is that the central story is weak and rid ..
View London
2.0
For one thing, there is simply too much story, none of it terribly interesting or fresh.
Cs Monitor
4.0
Audiences whove been tickled by the studios past creations might be skeptical about the appeal of the more inanimate inhabitants of its latest fantasy ..
Film Journal International ..
3.8
Cars does boast an inspired design, and the flow of the racing scenes is dynamic and impressive.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
The short answer is: Pixar does it again.Admittedly, some of us had doubts about Cars.
Boston
5.0
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Star Tribune
1.5
But animation geeks waiting for the next Toy Story will have to keep waiting.
3.8
Cars made me want to hop in my jalopy and to head out to Route 66, bypassing the boring interstate highways that made the Mother Road redundant.
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
3.0
Cars are people too is taken too literally, but the look of the action is pretty exciting.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.0
Ive never seen a Pixar film so void of magic, and originality before.
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Like its predecessors, Cars builds some terrific momentum, piling on the visual gags, arch references, and throwaway jokes.
Slate
3.0
Inventive and witty, Cars is a well oiled Pixar movie machine that deserves its victory lap.
2.0
After a run of standard setting CGI movies, Pixar has finally delivered a dud.
Bbc
4.4
As for older children and adults, the experience shall be nothing short of absorbing, charming, lyrical, and even deeply touching.
The Movie Boy
2.5
It feels like one of Pixars less imaginative rivals trying to make a Pixar movie, but falling into the tired trappings that Pixar, up to this point, h ..
Bullz-Eye
4.0
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors ..
Calendar Live
3.0
Cars is a joyous ride By the law of averages, the Pixar animation studio is due a big flop.
Seattle Pi
3.0
Owen Wilsons infectious good natured energy permeates Pixars light hearted animated movie about Lightning McQueen a rookie competition race car that d ..
Coles Mithey
3.0
Its not as funny or engaging as some of the studios other films have been, and its hard to escape the feeling that this has all been done before.
3.8
While watching Pixar Animation Studios Cars, I reflectedfor the first time while watching a Pixar movieon the Pixar formula.
Groucho Reviews
3.5
Its great to see back in total creative control of the Pixar animated films. Hes a Walt Disney for this generation.
7M Pictures
3.5
To me, this anthropomorphic style of selling is dumb and distateful.
Varia Gate
3.0
Cars starts with a very watchable race but when the story moves to Radiator Springs directors Lasseter and Ranft slow the pace down so much that at ti ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.8
On paper, South Sudans civil war is over, but refugees still dont feel they can return.
Kansas City
3.8
Still, Cars could well be Pixars least satisfying project to date.
Christianity Today
3.8
The characters endearing, and the ending very sweet.Its not a Monsters Ince or Toy Story, but sweet, simple, entertaining and warm hearted.
Ross Anthony
3.5
Another year, another childrens animation film with Pixar continuing their remarkable run delivering top notch quality family entertainment with Cars.
Matts Movie Reviews
3.1
Pixars genius has always been about surprising us with the depth of their stories.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
Its an entertaining film full of great messages and acting performances kids and adults will enjoy, but Cars is not a classic film, and it takes a mov ..
Waffle Movies
4.5
Fueled with plenty of humor, action, heartfelt drama, and amazing new technical feats, Cars is a high octane delight for moviegoers of all ages.
Movie Web
3.8
While entertaining and visually spectacular, this tale is less touching than what Pixar has used us too, even though maybe because the themes are simi ..
Montreal Film Journal
3.0
But Cars inspires more admiration than elation.It dazzles even as it disappoints.
News Week
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.8
Youll have to excuse me; like an old alternator, Ive lost my bearings.
Chron
2.0
But watching Cars is like being taken for a ride in a shiny new Lexus.
Film Guardian
4.0
The movies surface is comic and full of good jokes, like the wonderfully kitschy 1950s style Cozy Cone Motel, where cars can sleep in gigantic cones r ..
Film Guardian
3.0
This isnt just technique, its art.The sprawling landscapes in Cars are even more gorgeous than the colorful coral reef vistas of Finding Nemo, and tha ..
Decent Films
2.0
It pulls out an entertaining Pixar movie: a movie that, while hardly the cream of the studios crop, can at least be placed within shouting distance of ..
Flip Side Archive
3.0
As usual with Pixar films, everyone in the audience can pull a life lesson from this film.
From The Balcony
5.0
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Review Express
4.0
Cars is definitely not the worst Pixar movie. That was A Bugs Life. Doesnt anybody remember how surface and banal that was
Can Mag
4.4
While Cars falls just a bit short of the companys most sublime efforts its laid back storytelling, befitting its nostalgic theme, perhaps is a tad too ..
Seattle Times
4.5
Redemption through Disney values again; did I not just see all this in Over the Hedge
Cine Passion
2.0
Youll laugh, youll cry, youll get a ticket for doing 70 in a 45 mile an hour zone. Its that kind of a movie, and the real feel of the racing footage i ..
Abc News Go
3.5
One of these days, the magicians at Pixar will make a bad movie%u2013or even a mediocre one%u2013but it hasnt happened yet.
Brandon Fibbs
3.5
While it isnt as genuinely great as a number of their previous works, its deeper, and that alone is worth the look.
4.4
If you havent checked this out because you thought it was a cheap Game of Thrones knockoff, then yo (more) If you havent checked this out because you ..
Online Tv Guide
4.4
Directed by Pixar creative mastermind John Lasseter, Cars adds plenty of warmth and sweetness to its visual wizardry.
Sac Ticket
2.5
Since the debut of Toy Story in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios has been responsible for one of the greatest streaks in motion picture history.
Lj World
2.0
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Scifi
3.0
But making up for the lack of emotional complexity in this film is its excellent animation and the thrilling racing sequences.
Book My Show
3.8
Cars is a pleasant joyride through some spectacular terrain. But from start to finish, there isnt a curve in the highway that you dont see coming from ..
Frank Houston
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