Finding Nemo

  Plot Summary

Set on a wonderfully coloured coral reef, two fish, Marlin and Coral are expecting their off-spring to hatch. Disaster strikes when Coral and 399 of their eggs are eaten by a predator. Only one egg is left and Nemo a little orange fish is born. Again things go wrong when Nemo is caught in the net of a scuba diver.  He ends up in the aquarium of a dentist from Sydney. With the help of a friend, Marlin goes in search of his son. Meanwhile the spirited Nemo is planning his escape from the aquarium...

Review

Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc all came from the Pixar computer-animation team, so when making Finding Nemo they really had something to live up to. The people at Pixar have done it again and this movie certainly won't disappoint! Finding Nemo is a brilliantly colourful, magical adventure that will enthral children and entertain adults. Much of the story is set underwater and a vivid, shimmering, computer-animated world of beautiful coral and vibrant fish has been created. You get the feeling that you are actually underwater yourself!

One aim for the makers of animation movies is to entertain children and adults. This movie has achieved this and will appeal on the two levels. Along with the colourful graphics the movie has a simple story that children will love while adults will be entertained by the jokes running through the movie which are witty and clever. There are also a lot of references to other movies that kids will not pick up on but adults will find this funny and there is a novelty in recognizing them. References to Jaws is an obvious one!

If you thought, like me, that fish are fairly characterless creatures, you might be surprised! In the movie each fish has its own character and the voices are cleverly matched to enhance each personality. Fish might not be as cuddly as the creatures from Monsters, Inc but there are plenty of "Nemo" toys to be bought in the shops!

The Bottom Line: Brilliantly made and very entertaining.

Reviewed by Niall Quinn, Premier Movie Reviews 2003

Genre: Animated Adventure

Certificate: Gen

Directors: Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

~ Voices by ~

Albert Brooks

Ellen DeGeneres

Alexander Gould

Willem Dafoe

Elizabeth Perkins

Eric Bana

Barry Humphries

Geoffrey Rush

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