Just another boring, uninspired "safe bet"

Rating: 3/10 (2 July 2006)

I remember when animated movies were used to create zany, memorable and truly funny characters as well as tell a compelling and interesting story.
Cars is none of that.
The story is yet another "hey, here's your daily dose of morale and pointers" hack job that is so predictable that you know how it's going to unfold as soon as you lay eyes on Lightning McQueen.
The characters are all stereotypes and clichés; the young and hungry upstart who only cares for himself, the grumpy old has-been who overcomes his past while teaching the upstart a thing or two, the former yuppie who has realized that the best things in life are the simpler things, etc, etc...
I'm not saying that the values and the message that the movie is trying to convey are wrong or bad, quite the opposite, it's just that Cars does it so horribly clumsy and uninspired.
There are the odd funny moment and the actors mostly do a great job but in the end Cars is a waste of time and money.
Go watch Nemo instead of Cars -- even if you've seen Nemo before.