Gene Seymour of "Newsday" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "And as pop flies go, "Cars" is pretty to watch, even as it loops, drifts and, at times, looks as if it's just hanging in midair." Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" gave the film a positive review, saying "It takes everything that's made Pixar shorthand for animation excellence -- strong characters, tight pacing, spot-on voice casting, a warm sense of humor and visuals that are pure, pixilated bliss -- and carries them to the next stage." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "What's surprising about this supremely engaging film is the source of its curb appeal: It has heart." Stephen Hunter of "The Washington Post" gave the film a positive review, saying "It's the latest concoction from the geniuses at Pixar, probably the most inventive of the Computer Generated Imagery shop -- and the film's great fun, if well under the level of the first "Toy Story"." Jessica Reaves of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "While it's a technically perfect movie, its tone is too manic, its characters too jaded and, in the end, its story too empty to stand up to expectations." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "While "Cars" may cross the finish line ahead of any of 2006's other animated films, it's several laps behind its Pixar siblings." Lisa Kennedy of "The Denver Post" gave the film three out of four stars, saying ""Cars" idles at times. And it's not until its final laps that the movie gains the emotional traction we've come to expect from the "Toy Story" and Nemo crews." Amy Biancolli of the "Houston Chronicle" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "It thunders ahead with breezy abandon, scoring big grins on its way."