Ridiculous, not in a good way

Rating: 3/10 (11 July 2018)

This movie is about Dory, the sweet forgetful fish from Finding Nemo, finding her family. There is a very touching "Pixar" moment when this is resolved. But the rest of the movie...
OK, we do not expect movies to be realistic. But we expect some level of plausibility. In Finding Nemo, a large portion of the movie is dedicated to planning how to get one fish out of a fish tank. In Finding Dory, every move the characters have to do (like getting from the ocean to a tank, or a tank to another tank) is about 100 times more difficult, and is solved with about 1/100th of the effort. There was the same problem with dreadful Cars 2: they feel the need to "up" the action, to the point that the amazing is commonplace. There are no highs and lows, no tension, just wall to wall actions for the kids. And to paraphrase one of the good Pixar movies: "When every action in the movie is super... nothing is."
Great if you're with kids under about 10. But if you're older and want a nostalgic follow-up Finding Nemo - disappointng.