| Good Critique | Movie | Bad Critique |
| A loopy joy from start to finish, Bradley Cooper proves that he's the real deal [Empire] | |
| Lasseter is back behind the wheel, and you can feel his love for all things automotive in every frame [Rolling Stone] | |
| It is in many respects the best installment of the franchise as its stars go from sullen kids to sullen young adults, where their expressions look more natural [USA Today] | |
| The world-class mechanic is Brad Bird, who applies the pacing and spatial freedom of a 'toon to a live-action thriller [St. Louis Post] | |
| After undergoing some unfortunate mutations in recent years, a beleaguered Marvel movie property gets the smart, stylish prequel it deserves [Variety] | |
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| The ride Snyder takes you on is so vividly conceived, so deliriously bizarre and wonderful [Miami Herald] | |
| The chemistry this trio has is special; the premise of the sequel seems worn, but the way they work against and with each other is what provides the pleasure [Time] | |
| Though [movie] doesn't really cast any lingering animal magic, it has enough laughs to keep family audiences engaged during the summer holidays [Liverpool Echo] | |
| The kills themselves are both bountiful and bloody, the movie references are brilliant and bloody, the funny is very frequent and very bloody [LA Times] | |
| It generally succeeds, thanks to a visually energetic approach by director Jon Chu that keeps all the obligatory backstage/onstage bits moving fluidly [Hollywood Reporter] | |
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