Good But A Real Step Down from the Original

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2016)

Finding Dory (2016)
*** (out of 4)
Delightful sequel to FINDING NEMO has Dory remembering her childhood and the fact that she got lost from her parents. With the help of Marlin and Nemo she sets out to find them.
FINDING DORY isn't nearly as good as the first film but there are certainly enough cute moments to make it worth sitting through. I'm sure kids will be blown away and enjoy every minute but the adults might be feeling some deja va as we've basically got the same story as the first one and not nearly as many memorable characters. In fact, I'd say the weakest thing about this film is the story, which is just basically a rehash of the first and the adventure from start to finish isn't nearly as good.
With that being said, there's no doubt that Pixar has delivered another winner as once again a lot of credit has to go to the animators. It's really amazing to see how far the animation has grown since TOY STORY and it looks even more marvelous here. The graphics in the animation are just amazing to look at and the scenes in the ocean at the start really make you feel as if you're right there splashing around.
More credit has to go to the vocal talent as well as Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence are all very good as Dory, Marlin and Nemo. You've also got a nice turn by Ed O'Neill as Hank and Diane Keaton as Jenny. There are some nice comic moments involving the sea lions but I must admit that I thought the film lost some steam once we hit the Marine Life Institute. Some of the adventure is lost here and it just can't compete with that in the original movie.