Synopsis
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
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Cast
- Ed HarrisBlade Ranger (voice)
- Dane CookDusty Crophopper (voice)
- Julie BowenDipper (voice)
- Curtis ArmstrongMaru (voice)
- John Michael HigginsCad (voice)
- Hal HolbrookMayday (voice)
- Teri HatcherDottie (voice)
- Brad GarrettChug (voice)
- Wes StudiWindlifter
- Stacy KeachSkipper (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
The Playlist
Planes: Fire and Rescue serves as a dramatic improvement over the original, introducing thrilling action sequences backed by actual stakes and an unexpected emotional dimension, all on top of upgraded animation and a greater emphasis on character. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Despite somewhat of a direct-to-DVD plot, the perilous and elaborate rescue scenes are certainly big-screen-worthy. Canny references to '70s television and some genuinely funny moments will give grown-ups enough fuel to cross the finish line. - 70
Variety
Planes: Fire & Rescue is a slight but improbably successful example of a movie that, despite its profusion of chrome and steel, somehow succeeds in touching something human. - 60
TheWrap
This movie hardly rates as first-class animation, but it gets in, gets the job done, and moves on both swiftly and well. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Beautiful to look at, this is nothing more than a Little Engine That Could story refitted to accommodate aerial action and therefore unlikely to engage the active interest of anyone above the age of about 8, or 10 at the most. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Planes: Fire & Rescue is roughly twice as good as its predecessor, Planes, which was so story-and-laugh starved it would have given “direct-to-video” a bad name. Yes, there was nowhere to go but up. - 50
New York Post
This Disney sequel to 2013’s “Planes” is a lot like flying coach: serviceable, but not trying that hard. - 40
Village Voice
A time-killing kid-flick whose title is an exact summary of its plot.
