Mid-level animation meets a slapdash, achingly familiar story in the lackluster animated adventure tale Planes, billed as a spinoff to Disney’s successful Cars franchise. Absent much in the way of any special Pixar pixie dust, however, Planes shifts into autopilot early on, and rushes through a checklist of underdog self-actualization in a manner more dutiful than inspired. All but the youngest viewers may leave feeling they’ve overpaid for this flight. For the full, original review, from Screen Daily, click here. (Disney, PG, 92 minutes)