The movie is well done but it's already been done.

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2006)

The movie "Cars" is very well done, and in typical Disney fashion, manages to tug a few heart strings and stir up feelings that almost bring a tear to one's eye - more from a feeling of well-being (the Aaaaww factor). However, halfway through the movie I realized that this is "DOC Hollywood" (starring Michael J. Fox) in animated form. The characters, the situation, the characters Lightning McQueen meets (with the exception of the pig) are so similar. Of course, there is no race in Doc Hollywood, but then, some of the situations like the way the race ends (that comes from the Great Race) and the sacrifice Lightning makes for the King (from Stallone's Driven)made for a pretty predictable ending. Oh well, it's still pretty entertaining and the animation captures the personalities of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable guy and Paul Newman well, although I couldn't visualize Bonnie Hunt as Sally.