Rotten
Rips off Doc Hollywood, almost note for note.
Christy Lemire, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Cars
Ahhh... it's got that new movie smell.
2006 · 1h 57m · G
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
John Lasseter
,
Joe Ranft
Overview
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
Director and cast
- John Lasseter Director
- Joe Ranft Director
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Paul Newman as Doc Hudson (voice)
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera (voice)
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater (voice)
- Cheech Marin as Ramone (voice)
- Tony Shalhoub as Luigi (voice)
- Guido Quaroni as Guido (voice)
- Jenifer Lewis as Flo (voice)
- Paul Dooley as Sarge (voice)
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Along came the interstate, apparently, and ruined everything. Just like that darned Internet, I guess, or that superhighway stuff, or those dumb movies they make with computers nowadays.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Rotten
Cars might get us into car world as a gimmick, but it doesn't get us into car world as a state of mind. Thus, the animation, rather than seeming like an expression of the movie's deeper truth, becomes an impediment to it.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Though the central idea of nostalgia for a quieter, small-town life may well be lost on this movie's young audience -- Cars finds a pleasant and often sparkling groove.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
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.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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