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| Review by PJ Hruschak |
Produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn
Screenplay by Jeffrey M. Howard
Directed by Klay Hall
Starring Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Priyanka Chopra, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Cedric the Entertainer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Roger Craig Smith,
Gabriel Iglesias, John Cleese, Carlos Alazraqui,
Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Colin Cowherd, Sinbad, Oliver Kalkofe, Brent Musburger
Disney / Rated PG
There seems to be a bit of pre-emptive agita concerning Disney's latest animated feature film, Planes.
Yes, it is set in the world of the Cars movie-toy-animated-shorts franchise which took heat for Cars 2's seemingly apparent product pandering.
Yes, it stars an array of easy-to-merchandise colorful international characters.
Yes, if features the voice of uber annoying "comedian" Dane Cook.
Yes, there is already a sequel in the plans for Planes (titled Planes' Fire & Rescue).
And, yes, it even has a one-word, vehicle-based title.
But these are just some of the potentially biasing preconceptions that need to be put aside when trying to objectively review a movie.
So, uh....
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