This is a slow grower

Rating: 8/10 (19 November 2010)

It took me a few times of watching Cars before it became a delight to see it. In fact, I started off feeling a shade disappointed by the movie, feeling that the humor in some places flopped because they tried too hard to be funny and feeling that the message was clichéd.
But make no mistake: Pixar's Cars is a first class movie that embodies something wonderful. Where it lacks in originality of content, it makes up for in resonance. All of us look back on the past with a shiny glow in our minds, because we grow older feeling that we've lost something of the innocence of our youth. And to have that more than effectively communicated by cars for characters is icing on the cake. The resolution to the last race is a stroke of brilliance that delivers a strong message, a happy ending, and with a twist that I didn't see coming. It is truly a movie for all ages and will delight them all. As I said, the movie was a slow grower, but oh so worth it!