Very Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (25 June 2006)

I took my four year old to see Cars and we were so disappointed. My daughter has loved Pixar movies since she was about two and a half. We have watched Toy Story 1 and 2, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., A Bug's Life and The Incredibles over and over. Those movies are so engaging. We were about five minutes into Cars and my daughter turned to me and said "Mom, when is the movie going to start?" It went right over her head. I think the plot and action were not accessible to young kids. What do they know about cars and the history of Route 66? The theater was relatively crowded and no one was laughing. The plot seemed very tired and predictable. Also, I thought the cars seemed oddly lifeless even though they were moving with great energy around the screen. Pixar was able to make fish seem warm and cuddly, but,in my opinion, they were unable to create that kind of magic with Cars. After my daughter finished her M&M's, she became too bored to stay, so we left before it was over.