Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
The latest flood of wizardry from Pixar, whose productions, from Toy Story onward, have lent an indispensable vigor and wit to the sagging art of mainstream animation.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 Aug 2013
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Finding Nemo is laced with smart humor and clever gags, and buoyed by another cheery story of mismatched buddies: a pair of fish voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres.
– David Germain,
Associated Press,
5 Aug 2013
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Like Pixar's previous films, Finding Nemo mines humor from the oddities of an unknown world but stays grounded in a familiar one, finding recognizable elements of heartbreak and happiness amid the ink-jetting octopi and irritable flounders.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
5 Aug 2013
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While Mr. Brooks is very funny, Ms. DeGeneres gives a bravura comic performance, as well as a touching one.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
5 Aug 2013
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A genuinely funny and touching film that, in less than a decade, has established itself as a timeless classic.