Direction: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Genre: Animation
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes
Story : Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is chilling out in the dusty town of Radiator Springs with his buddy, the buck-toothed Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), waiting for the new racing season to begin. When a new challenger, Franscesco Bernoulli (John Turturro) threatens to defeat him in the cross-countries race, McQueen has no option but to accept the challenge and once again prove he is the best car on the race track. Add to this an espionage plot where the bumbling Mater gets embroiled and a fuel rivalry and you have a racy, pacy rollercoaster ride
Movie Review : The highpoint of the film are the picturesque locales where McQueen tests his skills on the race track. London, Paris, Tokyo and the exotic countryside of Italy almost dazzle you with Pixar's impeccable animation creating art on screen. Even before you've had your full of glitzy Tokyo, it's time to feast your eyes on Paris, London, Italy... all equally dazzling and bright.
Then of course, there is the friendship between the somewhat dim-witted but golden-hearted Mater and the spunky McQueen. This time, the relationship hits a rough patch only to regain its vigour and vitality in reinforced measure. Add to this the unlikely romantic angle between the rickety dump truck, Mater and the sprightly British intelligence agent Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer) and you have enough sound bytes and sweet little messages on friendship, love, respect and acceptance to carry home.
The film does get a bit complicated with too much of the espionage plot and the fuel controversy and the focus tends to shift from the races which are the essence of the film. But by and large, Cars 2 is fun for the family and great fun for kids. A confession: Part one was better.
Rating: 4/5
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