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| Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) convinces his brother (Paul Giamatti) that his new powers are for the better. |
Back in 2010, DreamWorks Animation was undeniably at the top of their game with acclaimed Viking adventure, How to Train Your Dragon. Flash forward three years later and while fairy-tale Avengers and caveman road trips haven't been complete busts, Rise of the Guardians and The Croods haven't sealed the deal in becoming long-term franchises. And don't think for one second a super-fast snail racing in the Indianapolis 500 is the solution either.
That's right, one of the slowest creatures imaginable right in the middle of the most famous race in NASCAR. Is Turbo an example of "Bizarro world" at its finest or is DreamWorks Animation randomly choosing plot points out of a hat? In actuality, Turbo's quite derivative in the way the underdog story unfolds.