Finding Dory (2016)

Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) keeps on swimming in Disney Pixar's belated sequel to Finding Nemo (2003.) 

When she suddenly remembers becoming separated from her parents when she was younger, Dory sets out to find them again, with the help of Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence.) 

Finding Dory has stunning animation, memorable (hu hum) characters and genuinely funny dialogue. Ed O'Neill is hilarious as a grumpy, but well-meaning East Pacific red octopus who helps Dory in exchange for her valuable quarantine tag (stealing every scene he's in.) 

The truck set finale brings the excitement and the feel-good ending is wonderful. 

As with the original, Dory's memory problem is a little inconsistent (to serve the story), sometimes she remembers things short term and long term, and sometimes she doesn't, but it hardly matters when a film is this much fun. 

Sigourney Weaver (as herself) voices recorded messages broadcast over the Marine Life institute's public address system. It doesn't quite match the original's brilliance but it's still a clever, entertaining sequel regardless. You'll certainly remember it! 

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DIRECTED BY: Andrew Stanton. SCREENPLAY BY: Andrew Stanton, Victoria Strouse. RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes. CERTIFICATE: U / G. USA.