When will they find the fish so I can go home?

Rating: 4/10 (16 June 2003)

Unfortunately, I went into Finding Nemo with high expectations. By the end, I left wishing I had just taken a good nap at the theater rather than waste my time (it felt like roughly 12 hours) watching this insipid flick.
The movie made me smile a couple of times (mostly at the forgetful fish), and, if it had been written as a fifth grade class project, would have had an impressive plot. The surfer turtles - lame. Overprotective dad - boring. The bad fin on Nemo - come on! Any potential actual laughing the movie might have engendered was wasted by the fact that I had seen all of the funny scenes approximately 1,721 times in commercials and previews.
As positive a review as I can give: "Cute film your kids might like. Good animation"
Real Review: "Waste of time and money. The whole family would have a much better time at the zoo watching monkeys fling poop at each other."