Movie Review
Review Finding Dory
One year after helping clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) find his
missing son Nemo (Hayden Rolence), blue tang Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)
embarks on her own adventure to search for her family. During a school
field trip with Nemo to watch the stingray migration, Dory is cautioned
about the strong "undertow" - and the word triggers memories about a
similar warning from her parents, Jenny (Diane Keaton) and Charlie
(Eugene Levy). Determined to remember more and locate her mother and
father, Dory heads to California, with Marlin and Nemo in tow. Once
there, the trio discovers the Marine Life Institute, a massive
rehabilitation center and aquarium. With the aid of new friends Hank
(Ed O'Neill), Fluke (Idris Elba), Rudder (Dominic West), Destiny
(Kaitlin Olson), Bailey (Ty Burrell) and more, Dory
begins piecing together snippets of her past to discover the fate of
her parents.
As someone who adores Finding Nemo and has waited YEARS for a sequel, I
must say I am disappointed. Finding Dory definitely has a sequel feel
to it. This didn't feel like a story that is worth a thirteen year
wait. There are certainly cute and funny moments, but nothing solid
enough to become a favorite. Near the last
quarter or so of the movie it just got redundant and all I could think
was, "Ok, this can be over any time now." I enjoyed seeing characters
from Nemo make appearances,
but overall it's not enough to make Dory an instant classic like Nemo.
Pixar outdid themselves with the animation but you can tell this is a
sequel for the sake of a sequel, not because they came up with a great
storyline.
While I certainly did not really enjoy this movie it isn't without its few
saving graces. There are plenty of new characters like Destiny and Bailey. But
definite breakout is Hank the octopus, he
is good enough to get his own movie. Parents of children with developmental disabilities will find special
meaning in this movie.
Though this may not be as momentous as "Finding Nemo", "Finding Dory"
is still a worthy continuation of the adventures of everybody's
favorite clownfish and forgetful blue tang.
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