Pixar's Excellent Fish Story

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2003)

Ever since they made their feature-film debut with "Toy Story," the Pixar studio has proven itself as the master of computer animation. Now, with their latest feature, "Finding Nemo," they have outdone themselves. The visuals are excellent, filled with eye-catching details (including the formations of the fish school). The story is great as well, containing both laughs and heartfelt moments. Albert Brooks is perfectly cast as the voice of Marlin, the neurotic clown fish father to Nemo. Ellen DeGeneres also puts in a funny performance as Dory, a blue tang with a short-term memory. Other memorable characters include Bruce, Anchor and Chum, the trio of sharks, and Crush the sea turtle. One great detail was the epilogue, which was an original replacement for Pixar's formulaic "blooper reel." So I think we can call "Finding Nemo" the new jewel in Pixar's crown.