There are not many dedicated fans to the original Cars in the way other Pixar films do. Cars 2 only hurt the franchise's reputation further. So Cars 3 is effective to a small group of people: kids who grew up loving Cars.
The good news is that it delivers. The film calls back in big ways and small to the original film, and carries the emotional beats from it forward. The young hotshot becomes an old man. Apprentice becomes master. For the 5 of us who care about Lightning as a character, it's great.
Touching, funny, and damn sad when it needs to be, the film is the perfect bookend to the Cars franchise.
A Nostalgic Gift from Pixar
There are not many dedicated fans to the original Cars in the way other Pixar films do. Cars 2 only hurt the franchise's reputation further. So Cars 3 is effective to a small group of people: kids who grew up loving Cars.
The good news is that it delivers. The film calls back in big ways and small to the original film, and carries the emotional beats from it forward. The young hotshot becomes an old man. Apprentice becomes master. For the 5 of us who care about Lightning as a character, it's great.
Touching, funny, and damn sad when it needs to be, the film is the perfect bookend to the Cars franchise.
At least until Pixar makes a fourth film