Finding Dory

Albert Brooks

**Finding Dory** is a 2016 computer animated family comedy-drama adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton. It is the sequel to the 2003 Oscar-winning movie, *Finding Nemo**.* It follows the titluar forgetful but friendly blue tang, who is desperate to find her long-lost parents, with help from Nemo and his dad Marlin. However, she gets taken to the Marine Line Institute, where she meets Hank, Destiny, and Bailey.

## Cast

* Sloane Murray and Lucia Geddes as young Dory.
* Ellen DeGeneres as Adult Dory, a forgetful yet friendly blue tang fish, and the protagonist. She was the deuteragonist in the original movie.
* Hayden Rolence as Nemo, a young clownfish and Marlin’s son.
* Albert Brooks as Marlin, Nemo’s father.
* Bob Peterson as Mr. Ray, a manta ray and Nemo’s teacher.
* Andrew Stanton as Crush, a sea turtle.
* Bennett Dammann as Squirt, Crush’s son.
* Ed O’Neill as Hank, a cranky but friendly septopus.
* Kaitlin Olson as Destiny, a whale shark who Dory befriends.
* Ty Burrell as Bailey, a beluga whale.
* Diane Keaton as Jenny, Dory’s mother.
* Eugene Levy as Charlie, Dory’s father.
* Idris Elba as Fluke, a sea lion.
* Dominic West as Rudder, another sea lion.
* Bill Hader as Stan, a kelp bass and husband fish.
* Kate McKinnon as Stan's wife
* Torbin Xan Bullock as Gerald, a sea lion, and Becky, a loon.
* Sigourney Weaver as herself
* Willem Dafoe as Gill, a Moorish Idol, and the leader of the Tank Gang.
* Brad Garrett as Bloat, a blowfish.
* Stephen Root as Bubbles, a yellow tang fish.
* Vicki Lewis as Deb, a white striped damselfish.
* Austin Pendleton as Gurgle, a germophobic purple gramma fish.
* Allison Janney as Peach, a starfish.
* Jerome Ranft as Jacques, a cleaner shrimp.
* John Ratzenberger as Bill, a small pessimistic crab.
* Angus MacLane as "Charlie Back and Forth", a sunfish.
* Alexander Gould as Carl and Tommy
* Katherine Ringgold as Kathy, a chickenfish.
* Aaron Fors, Bob Peterson and Andrew Stanton as the Seagulls

## Critical reception

Like the first movie, Finding Dory received critical acclaim, with praise directed towards the voice acting, animation, characters, humor, and emotional story, with me praising the movie as well, liking its characters, humor, animation, and voice acting. The movie got a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 77% score on Metacritic, which means “generally positive reviews”.

#### Why I Love It

1. The animation is a major step-up from the first movie.
2. The voice acting is still great.
3. Funny humor, as usual.
4. The characters are still likable.
5. The new characters, including Hank, Bailey, and Destiny, are seriously awesome.
6. Amazing soundtrack by Thomas Newman, including a cover of "Unforgettable" by Sia.
7. The movie reveals the origins of Dory, and answers why she lost her family in the first place. It is also explained where her "Just Keep Swimming" song came from and where she learned how to speak whale.
8. It shows us that disabilities don't define us, which is a very positive message for those of you who have disabilities.
9. Some really heartwarming and emotional moments, such as Dory reuniting with her long lost parents.
10. Baby Dory is so cute!
11. There is a post-credits scene in the end with the Tank Gang from the previous film, still stuck in their plastic bags.