ocean epic

Rating: 10/10 (25 October 2003)

pixar have so far produced a quite astounding streak of great movies. since toy story through to finding nemo, they have not made a fluff piece of cinema yet. and finding nemo only builds on their previous efforts. the animation here is awe inspiring. it's layered and brilliantly colourful. the visuals alone can keep you entertained for the duration. but thankfully there is even more depth do it. the story and narrative are equally as astounding. a simple yarn thrown into the deep of the sea, it tells the story of a father fish trying to find his child fish. thats it. yet it's more exciting and intelligent than 90% of movies released monthly. with finely tuned comedic performances from the voices, and a general knowing in what pushes are emotional buttons, nemo never dulls from start to finish. it's hilarious, moving, intense, wonderous and clever and i dare say that adults would probably enjoy it more than the toddlers they brought to the film. a wise choice for this picture was changing the composer of the score. moving to thomas newman, of american beauty and road to perdition fame, the score touches all the right notes, and never goes cheesy like ole randy newman used to do. i really hope thomas will score future pixar movies.
a delight, difficult to top. but pixar have never dissapointed us yet.