while visually dynamic, Lightning McQueen's newest challenge still feels out of alignment with a languid end result that lacks sufficient forward momentum
while still not a Pixar classic by any stretch, Lightning McQueen and his four-wheeled bunch at least get in the right lane finally with the surprisingly deep
it's not a great movie, but Cars 3 gets the franchise off the scrap heap and has its moments -- like a pleasant, diverting drive that leaves you back right where you started
it's all pretty familiar.. The film begins wasting more time with flashbacks. The movie does try a few fresh things, like introducing a couple of female racers. But the new voices...aren't distinctive at all
"Cars 3" still lurches through an aimless middle section and, yes, runs out of gas before the credits roll, but it never completely derails the sense of a sharper, intelligent version of this otherwise familiar routine
by Brian Truitt [USA Today ]
by Don Kaye [Den of Geek ]
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