The New Yorker: The Critics: The Current Cinema
I saw Cars today, with kids in tow. (Does that count as a pun?)
Like all Pixar films, it's pretty to look at, although The Incredibles was much better and exciting visually in my opinion.
Overall, it is just a so-so movie. The script is not as funny as most Pixar outings; the characterisation is weaker than it should be; it is a clever concept, but not delivered with much charm.
I agree with most points made by Anthony Lane in his review above. For those interested, I would rank Pixar films roughly as follows:
Excellent: Toy Story, Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, A Bug's Life
Overrated, but not at the bottom of the heap: Finding Nemo
Not very good: Toy Story 2, Cars.
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