It works best as a brochure promoting state-of-the-art animation; routine chases are enlivened by vibrant textures, while the gleaming settings are ingeniously rendered to catch a child's eye.
By driving back to the core homespun wisdom of Cars, the third film is a course correct from the second. But this is still not vintage Pixar.
Cars 3 itself is a sprightly and likeable film because it shares Lightning’s self-effacing qualities and his nostalgic fondness for looking at life through the rear view mirror.
Well-intentioned and amiable, this latest instalment in Pixar’s animated auto series is the threequel no one was crying out for.
A rocky start but a really beautiful and unexpected conclusion.
The world’s favourite talking vehicles are showing their age in this latest animated joyride.
Pixar’s least essential franchise gets back on track with a polished but disposable threequel.
It’s time the studio got back to making original movies.
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