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Cars 2 sends Mater and Wilson’s Lightning McQueen on a globe-trotting trek to compete in an international Grand Prix that doubles as a showcase for an amazing new wonder-fuel. In Europe, Mater ...

But Cars 2 benefits from cherry-picking the best elements of the first movie and switching genres completely by taking Lightning and Mater out of Radiator Springs and dropping them into the middle ...

One of his mentors on his journey is a rusty tow truck named Mater. In “Cars 2,” Mater is the main character — and that’s the problem.

To which "Cars 2's" intended audience will say a big so-what? No matter - it's Mater to the rescue every time the plot bogs down.