A funny, sweet sequel but not the original

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2016)

The sequel to Finding Nemo arrives later spotlighting on Dory (Ellen Degeneres), the comedic relief of the first movie now takes center stage. In Finding Dory, the blue tang with short-term memory loss searches for her long lost parents. Her reflection on her missing family only consisted of a single line or two of dialogue in the first film, but when a memory sparks in Dory's mind, she takes off with her clownfish friend Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence).
Marlin calls on the help of those tubular turtles, and the group catches a current towards California and the Marine Life Institute. Dory finds herself snatched up by marine biologists and stuck in quarantine. There she encounters the crafty escape artist octopus, or rather septapus, Hank (Ed O'Neil). With Hank's help, Dory explores the institute looking for her home.
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