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Cars 2

Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, Emily Mortimer

Directed by: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Plot: Lightning McQueen takes his best friend Mater with him when he is invited to compete in the first ever World Grand Prix.  While McQueen races, Mater gets confused for a spy by some British intelligence agents and has to help them with a top secret mission.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 38%

Critic Consensus: “Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can’t disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood”

Bad Teacher

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins

Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

Plot: Lazy, horrible teacher Elizabeth learns that there is a bonus given out to the teacher whose students get the highest score on the state tests and she becomes determined to win to get a boob job that will catch the eye of a handsome and rich substitute.

RT Freshness: 46%

Critic Consensus: “In spite of a promising concept and a charmingly brazen performance from Cameron Diaz, Bad Teacher is never as funny as it should be”

 

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