Rotten
Displaying a weird lack of memorable or endearing characters, this animated effort feels like a direct-to-video job from the 1990s.
Catherine Bray, Time Out
Planes: Fire & Rescue
When others fly out, heroes fly in.
2014 · 1h 23m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Bobs Gannaway
Overview
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
Director and cast
- Bobs Gannaway Director
- Ed Harris as Blade Ranger (voice)
- Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper (voice)
- Julie Bowen as Dipper (voice)
- Curtis Armstrong as Maru (voice)
- John Michael Higgins as Cad (voice)
- Hal Holbrook as Mayday (voice)
- Teri Hatcher as Dottie (voice)
- Brad Garrett as Chug (voice)
- Wes Studi as Windlifter
- Stacy Keach as Skipper (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Vivid and folksy, Fire & Rescue nicely exceeds expectations dampened by last summer's stalled-out Planes.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
It is, in almost all respects, a better movie. It's still not particularly good, though.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
The meek action plays to the under-10 crowd, but the groaner puns will play only to masochists. Meanwhile, the 3-D ticket upcharge here is a big ripoff - the extra dimension is unnecessary.
Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News
Rotten
The same lame puns wedged into a succession of situations, rather than a story.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
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