The film gets going reasonably well initially, but it quickly loses momentum if pushed too hard. I was genuinely more eager to see this spin-off from “Cars” than the original movie itself—though I haven’t actually seen “Cars” yet, and plan to very soon. My interest stems from a lifelong fascination with aviation; as a child, I would spend hours at the airport watching planes take off and land, and I was also a reg…

It manages to provide an acceptable experience, barely. I do enjoy *‘Planes’*, and I will admit it, even though it feels quite similar to *‘Cars 2’* in several instances; the most noticeable being the global race sequence. I'm not particularly fond of Dane Cook as Dusty, but I can’t help feeling content after watching it. It was expected that this would resemble the *‘Cars’* movies, considering it exists within…