This time, the cars go international... Lightning McQueen takes on the sexy 300 kmph Formala racer with "exposed fenders" Francesco, in a best of 3 "clean fuel" races in Japan, Italy and England. But a sinister plan has been set in motion by the lemons (old oil-guzzling cars that are scrapped from production) to sabotage the race so that oil can be back in fashion again, benefitting their secret "master" who owns huge secret reserves of oil in the oceans. It is up to McQueen's bumbing idiot friend, Mater the rusty tow truck, who finds himself smack in the middle of the baddies and the English agents, to rise to the occasion and save his friend.
The characters no longer have the lovable innocence and sweetness of the small town cars from part one. McQueen is very uninspiring, Mater gets on your nerves with the overdone idiot gig and rants, and except for the British agents, the dialogue is boring and uninteresting. You have to take an effort to keep from falling asleep after the interesting and impressive opening scenes. And the heavy 3D goggles do not help either.
What you will love and admire though, is the amazing detail and quality of the animation, especially when you go outdoors in Italy and England. Simply breathtaking.
Kids might like it, but this is definitely avoidable.
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