Nemo finds Dory.

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2016)

After catching the delightful The Secret Life of Pets on DVD,I decided to take a look at what other animated titles were coming to disc over the Christmas season. Being impressed by Pixar's last few productions,I was thrilled to discover that there follow-up to Finding Nemo has just come out,which led to me diving in the ocean to find Dory.
The plot:
Since childhood Dory has suffered from short-term memory loss.In childhood,Dory took a wrong turn in the sea and got separated from her parents,whose names and faces she can't remember. After helping him to find his son Nemo,Dory has become friends with his dad Marlin.During a school trip,Dory is hit by waves of childhood memories,which include the names and faces of her mum and dad.Seeing Dory swim halfway round the world to locate her family,Marlin and Nemo decide to go and find Dory.
View on the film:
Vocally campaigning for a sequel, Ellen DeGeneres gives a fantastic performance as Dory,whose child-like sense of awe DeGeneres expresses with a newly found (for Dory) emotional desire in her care-free life. Reuniting with DeGeneres, Albert Brooks gives a warm world-weary performance as Marlin,as Al Bundy himself Ed O'Neill gets his tentacles round every hilarious one liners as octopus Hank.
Meeting Dory and co again after nine years,the screenplay by co- writers/(along with Bob Peterson & Victoria Strouse) directors Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane masterfully build on everything that has made Finding Nemo a classic. Retaining a wicked comedic streak which glides as Dory's short term memory leads to Adventure movie leaps being taken in the wild blue yonder,the writers paint Dory's fins with an incredibly touching emotional depth,as brief flashbacks smartly give the viewer the chance to see the life Dory now wishes she had.
Creating a new world under the sea,directors Stanton and MacLane give each aspect of sea life its own incredibly distinctive appearance,from the ocean being filled with a van from Toy Story,to Dory's former home covering the screen in waves of lush,primary coloured fish. Unleashing a stunning tracking shoot that goes between the fishes,the directors keep up with Dory's search in expertly delivered wide crane shots,as Dory finds herself.