Rips off Doc Hollywood

Rating: 4/10 (31 January 2007)

Steal a plot from another film and set it in a world populated by CG cars. By blatantly stealing pretty much the entire plot of Doc Hollywood, the writers of this film have had little or nothing to do.
They have also stolen lots of the film Days Of Thunder, not that anyone will care that they couldn't bother to come up with their own plot.
Owen Wilson plays Lightning McQueen, a racing car with an ego and no idea about how to be part of a team. He sets off to a race, gets lost and destroys a road in a little town and from there he's firmly stuck in the plot of Doc Hollywood - stuck doing community service until he learns some life lessons about himself and how to be a team player and not just think only of himself.
The film looks lovely, the race sequences are far too long. You know that before the end of the film he will be helping the townspeople and the town will be set back on it's feet.
The guest voices from racing legends such as Mario Andretti & Micheal Schumacher are well cast. I like the Pixar re-hashes of Toy Story, Monsters Inc & A Bugs Life all done with cars and all played with the original voice talent somehow persuaded to parody themselves.
The THX goof at the start of the DVD is excellent and really funny too. The kids will like this as it looks really good but the adults might find a wee bit boring to be honest.