The trouble here is twofold. Firstly, the formula. Lasseter says the inspiration reached him when he met the guy that wrote Route 66, The Mother Road, but it's really just a straightforward steal from Doc Hollywood...and umpteen other Hollywood movies inspired by the mid-life crises (and hometown nostalgia) of overpaid baby-boomers in LA who have started to wonder rather belatedly whether life is really about the journey rather than the destination. The jokes, such as they are, are tilted at this age-group rather than the under 15s.Secondly, un-selfish Lightning McQueen is really no more likeable than his egotistical former self.
And for me there was a third parachute deployed out the back of my decelerating enjoyment this Pixar movie. This other world run by machines, where even the insects are little VW Beatles, is frankly just a little bit creepy.
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In the year since this movie released you've come to a conclusion. WOW!
A pity that some of us met Lasseter in the mean time and know how fond he actually is of Route 66 and traveling it.
But probably knowing something about Route 66 isn't on your agenda.
For those who have it the open mind to try: Historic Route 66
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