Finding Nemo Reviews

All drains lead to the ocean

Pixars track record for creating astounding entertainment is currently unmatched, and just gets better with 'Finding Nemo'. This film is dazzling, heart stopping and uproarious. I don't think many of the adults in the audience were really anticipating it to be as amusing as it was. The characters are instantaneously relatable and, in a nice touch, there are no ‘real’ baddies. Even the shark and the whale become quite engaging.

Ellen Degeneres is fantastic as Dory. Every line that she conveys in the whole film is absolutely perfect. In fact, that can be said about all of the performances, but her character steals the show because she is, simultaneously, the funniest and sweetest fish in the ocean.

This movie is perfect for adults and kids. See it again and again because it, without question deserves every bit of praise it gets.

Finding Nemo

Funny aint the word its the little things in the film like the crabs that are in it (hey hey hey) and the sound the seaguls make? (m8) You will know what I mean. Light hearted great for the kids and adults

As good as animation gets

I'm not a big fan of animation. In fact, up until I saw Finding Nemo, I had never seen an animated film that I love. Now that I have seen it, however, that's all changed. With it's vivacious characters, sublime animation and wonderful voice acting; Finding Nemo is a winner all the way. The story follows a young clown fish who is, believe it or not, called Nemo. A shark killed Nemo's mother and siblings, and this has lead his father to be overprotective of his only son. This over-protectiveness leads to rebellion from Nemo - you know what kids are like - and no sooner has his dad told him not to go near the boat, is he tapping the bottom of it with his fin, getting caught by a diver and then being taken to a fish tank in a Sydney dentist's surgery. Of course, his dad isn't going to take this lying down and so begins an epic journey in which he risks life and fin (sorry) to, you guessed it, find Nemo.

As mentioned, the animation in this film is absolutely wonderful. By far and away the best picture that Pixar have ever created, in terms of looks and finished item. The colour scheme for the movie is extremely vibrant, and is therefore aesthetically pleasing for the duration. The film also does a fantastic job of creating it's own world; the sea is a place that is busy and bursting with life. Throughout the film, our hero's are confronted with many challenges and inventive characters - from the sharks that want to stop eating fish, to the forest of jellyfish, down to the escape artist Gill (voiced to perfection by William Dafoe), Finding Nemo has no shortage of vivacity in it.

The film is as impressive as far as substance goes, as it is on the visual front. The characters in Finding Nemo give the film a lot of it's substance and, aside from the fact that they're mostly talking fish, feel very real and almost have a life of their own. In an animated children's film, you don't expect to see characters the likes of what's on show here, but Finding Nemo delivers on the character front too. Our main hero's are great creations; we have Marlin, the father. He's very neurotic and wouldn't be out of place in a Woody Allen film (aside from the fact that he's a talking fish, obviously). His opposite number is a lovable, if forgetful female blue tang fish called Dory. Dory is a brilliant character, she is funny yet never irritating throughout the movie and it is somewhat because of her that the movie plays out so well. These two have a great chemistry on screen, which is better than a lot of the chemistries in 'serious' films. Nemo himself is your typical child ? thinks he knows it all, but doesn't. And the film wins realism points for this too. There is a great menagerie for the support cast, which includes turtles, whales, sharks and much more; and all of them are brilliant examples of the kind of imagination that has gone into this film.

There are also several life lessons on display in this film, and those are what lifts Finding Nemo from merely an animation film, to a film that can be respected by adults, as much as by children. The life lessons on offer are; listen to your parents, shown clearly by the fact that this whole fiasco is born of a result of Nemo disobeying his dad. There's also themes, on the other hand, of how overprotecting your children can lead to them viewing you with contempt; and the movie strikes a balance, like it does on the whole, between both sides of the parental structure. Aside from the family based messages, the film also has things to say that certain people and countries would do well to note; first of all, interfering with nature is not nice, and stemming from that is the message that if you have the power, it doesn't mean you have the right to use it; clearly portrayed by the diver that takes Nemo from his home. The fact that the film has all these themes, and still manages to be deliriously entertaining is testament to it's brilliance. Many films that profess substance don't have as much as this little caper does.

Overall, animation doesn't get any better than this. Finding Nemo is fun for children, but there is MORE than enough for adults to enjoy, and I would have no qualms with recommending this movie to anyone.

A great kids film with a slight edge

Finding Nemo tells the story of Marlin, the overprotective father of Nemo, a little clown fish with an undeveloped fin. When Nemo is captured by divers, to be deposited in a dentist’s fish tank in Sydney, Marlin sets out on an epic rescue mission, accompanied by the ever-forgetful Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres and a host of other fishy friends, including Bruce, a shark who has sworn off eating fish and a 150 year old surf dude turtle.

As you might expect the animation in Pixar’s latest offering is marvellous, with the colourful underwater world of the great barrier reef fully done justice, and brought wonderfully to life. The story is sweet and the characters that Marlin meets on his quest both funny and charming.

However, Finding Nemo is sadly not on a par with the impressive Toy Story or Monsters Inc, which both had an appeal for old and young audiences alike. The characterisations are funny but lack real depth, there’s a little too much sentimentality and the wit is not as clever as it would like to be.

Nevertheless, this is a great kids film and adult audiences will still enjoy the host of film references, the slightly scary seagulls, and fast paced action.

excellent

This is one for the DVD collection.

Adults can enjoy as much or even more than the kids.

Dory is hilarious. Marlin the clown fish goes in search of his son Nemo, who is captured by a dentist from sydney, who places Nemo in his fish tank. the dwellers of the fish tank hatch a plan to escape while Marlin faces all odds and travels to Sydney.

Feel good movie.

one can watch it over and over.

Go for it

can't fault it

This is one of the funniest, cleverest, most beautiful and moving films of recent years. OK, so maybe that's going a bit far, but it is just fabulous from start to finish! Every character is a joy to watch, and the script is hilarious at times - made for adults as much as it is for kids.

You won't be disappointed!

Best disney yet

Im not one for disney films, but this is the best disney film to date, very funny, the story is well done, and its one of them movies which you can watch again and again. fantastic movie.

[Highly rated reviewer]

The best film I’ve seen this year so far

“Finding Nemo” may be at first glance a colourful ode of a fathers slightly overprotective love for his son but look , ahem… “deeper” and it’s a road movie mixed with a prison drama with a touch of mild horror thrown in.

After all things are constantly trying to eat half the cast and Nemo is in danger of being shaken to death by a dentally challenged brat.

The film also extols the value of teamwork (“All swim down together“) of letting your children discover and learn things for themselves and learning from them in order to take a few chances yourself. Ultimately it says more about relationships than any other film I’ve seen this year so far.

The characters are terrific, from the sharks trying to abstain from eating fish-”Fish are friends too”, to the hippyish turtles, and the seagulls who’s only dialogue is a constant cry of “Mine, mine”.

It’s not as witty as “Shrek” and lacks a real villain in the class of “Hopper” from “A Bugs Life” but it is gently amusing and at times it’s genuinely tense and exciting. The animation is breathtaking as we’ve come to expect from Pixar.

As with many films ostensibly aimed at kids its actually more rewarding viewing for adults (both my kids were bored after half an hour).

Great fun and the happy ending that I would balk at in an adult film is just right. If it can cure the cynic in me then it can do it for anyone.

Worth watching for the animation alone

This is a film that is impossible not to endear yourself to. Visually, it is Pixar’s most aesthetically pleasing movie to date. Many of these scenes, especially in the first half hour, are simply breathtaking.

It is a rare occasion where a filmmaker’s ambition is matched by his content. One only worries that the visual beauty may get in the way of the story of the movie, but thankfully it simply adds to it.

The story of Finding Nemo has been done many a time before, but rarely has it been done with so much charm, and so many memorable moments. The dialogue is as sharp as Toy Story, and thus this is a film that appeals to all ages. Dory and Marlin are a wonderful pairing, and all of their adventures, from swimming with the ‘dude’ turtles, to swimming in the wale’s mouth, are equally entertaining and memorable.

In my opinion, this film is better than Monsters Inc, and on a par with Toy Story. If you enjoyed either of these films, this is a must see!

Well worth watching

This is one of the funniest films I have seen. In my opinion the little blue fish, Dorey, is the star of the show. She is soooooo funny. You really must watch this movie wether you are young or old.