Long Term Memory

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2016)

Finding Dory is a charming, colorful and entertaining film that will be loved by all ages. Starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Ed O'Neill, Finding Dory is packed with laughs and sentimental moments that will keep you laughing and tearing up during the 97 minute running time. In "Finding Dory", Dory has sudden memory of her long-lost family, she goes on an adventure to find them. Directed by Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory will be favored by your kids over the Summer.
The voice cast is absolutely perfect, and work so well with the characters. Dory stands in as the protagonist in this film. This transition was not made perfect by Pixar in Cars 2 or Monsters University, but they have finally made protagonist changing perfect. Dory is played not played for laughs like the first, but more an emotional, yet well thought out character. A new character is introduced for comedy, which is Hank, an Octopus played by Ed O'Neill, who steals every scene he is in.
Andrew Stanton returns to direct after Finding Nemo, Wall-E and John Carter. Stanton proves once again that he is an avid story-teller. Stanton decorates the film with marvelous, attractive colors which are appealing to the eye. Andrew Stanton marvelously mixes laughs and emotion to make a memorable trip to the movies.
The third act was when all the greatness stopped and the film started to decline. The third act ruined the consistency of the movie and almost turned it into an action film. Although, the film gets you back in the last five minutes and gets you feeling all bubbly again.
Despite a disappointing third act, Finding Dory was a beautiful trip down memory lane. The voice cast, directing and animation is to be commended. After some recent difficulty with Cars 2, Brave and Monsters University, I think it's safe to say that Pixar are back on top again.