A risible mess of in-your-face product placement and overly familiar plotting, this can’t be saved even by a talented cast of comedians. You’d be better off playing with toy cars.

Matchbox: The Movie aims for nothing — it can’t really fail because there are no expectations.

The film aims to bring to life the imagination a child brings to his toys, and it delivers with a welcome spirit and even a little sweetness.

Matchbox‘s watchable vibe is due almost entirely to the charming efforts of a game cast and a smattering of admittedly exciting action set-pieces...