Good Family Nostalgic Fun

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2020)

Pros:
1. Some of the animation is absolutely beautiful, especially in regards to the Grand Canyon imagery.
2. Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) has a great character arc from beginning as an egoistic narcissist, to a selfless humbled individual who is eager to learn from those around them.
3. The humour mostly lands and produces some genuinely funny and heartwarming moments.
4. The race scenes are really fun to watch and are well made and built-up to.
5. There is fantastic voice-acting from Larry the Cable Guy (Mater), Tony Shalhoub (Luigi), and Guido Quaroni (Guido).
6. The ending is suitably heartwarming and concludes the plot succinctly.
Cons:
1. Some of the animation is a little dated.
2. A couple of the feel-good moments are a little too cheesy and unnecessary.
3. There is a running gag about cow-tractors that falls flat after its introduction.
4. Owen Wilson fares poorly as a leading man, even when he's a disembodied voice.