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If padding runtimes and stalling plots were an Olympic sport, Cars 2 would take consecutive gold medals.
“Script was written in ketchup.”
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2011 · Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Cars 2
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
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RELEASE DATE
2011
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GENRE
Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-26 09:00 UTC
Cars 2 is what improv class warned you about.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-28 00:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, Cars 2 would be banned for life.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-13 14:00 UTC
If Cars 2 was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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Why is Cars 2 rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Cars 2 (2011) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 38/100. Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: inter…
What streaming era or audience vibe does Cars 2 fit best?+
Cars 2 works best as a modern catalog staple for animation fans. With a Burn Index of 38/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Cars 2 worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Cars 2 scores 38/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ExpositionDump🔥 1.2k points
Hot Take: Cars 2's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Cars 2 was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/criticalkino · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 0.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Cars 2 actually is?
Honestly, Cars 2 would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 1.3k points
The cinematography in Cars 2 is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Everyone praising the Cars 2 performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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