Excellent and enjoyable mix of old and new

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 2016)

This animated movie was exceptionally made in every way. I can't give it as many stars as Finding Nemo however, because there were some slow scenes and the new characters, with the exception of the octopus Hank and the highly amusing addition of Sigourney in the story, were not as memorable as the many fun characters introduced in the first movie.
There were some funny "walk on" characters that did come back from the first movie, which was nice but they were not part of the main story. It definitely felt more like a Disney movie than Finding Nemo did. The interactions of some of the animated characters were more standard fare than the highly original Pixar used to produce. Overall though, this was a fun movie to watch for an adult. The young children with us lost interest about 3/4 of the way through (during a slow period while Dory was lost) and could not appreciate much of the humor in the movie older viewers could, such as reappearances from Finding Nemo and the ubiquitous presence of Sigourney during the final search.