Excellent Adventure Story

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 2016)

Finding Nemo (2003)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Absolutely delightful Pixar film has Nemo being taken by a diver and put into a fish tank in his dentist office. His father Marlin is then forced to face his fears and travel through the ocean with the help of Dory to try and get to his son.
FINDING NEMO is one of the most beloved Pixar films and while I didn't think it was as great as TOY STORY 3 or UP, it's certainly a classic animation film that has a lot going for it. Obviously the animation itself is wonderful and it's really amazing how great the look of the film was. You really can forget that you're watching an animated movie because the visuals are so great that you just get sucked up into the atmosphere of the movie.
The greatest thing the film has going for it is the fact that the story itself is just so great. Obviously the main plot is the fact that this father loves his son more than anything and is willing to do whatever it takes to save him. This here is an easy set-up and the adventure that follows has one terrific sequence after another. There are so many fascinating characters and situations that Marlin and Dory get into along the way that you can't help but laugh and be caught up in the story.
The vocal performances are all terrific and especially Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. Their comic timing together is perfect and we get other great work from Willem Dafoe, Alexander Gould and Austin Pendleton. As I said the story is great, the animation is great and there's just a wonderful adventure from start to finish.