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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Nemo's ever-cautious father, Marlin sets out in panic to find his lost son, overcoming his own fears to risk his life for the one he loves. Along the way, a comical cast of other fish, turtles and sharks helps Marlin. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Susan GrangerSusan Granger
Marlin and his friendlybutforgetful regal blue tang fish companion Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) must confront perils ranging from scary whales, pink jellyfish, predatory sharks and surferdude turtles to sunken ships, deadly mines and dangerous ocean currents ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Susan Granger
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richard A. ZwellingRichard A. Zwelling
Fans of the Pixar films will be delighted to know that the trend has not stopped. Monsters Inc. is a great movie; Finding Nemo is better. Shocked? I was too. Being a critic, I must have a cynical side, a keen detector for flaws. I must not get sucked ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Richard A. Zwelling
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Josh GilchristJosh Gilchrist
The best thing that you can say about Disney and Pixar's "Finding Nemo" is that the computer animated imagery is once again exquisite, getting better with each film. The bad side, the story line is only pleasant instead of inspired like the visuals. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Josh Gilchrist
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mike BrownMike Brown
It seems as if I'm the only one in the world who didn't like "Toy Story" and its sequel. While I recognized that the computer animation was groundbreaking, I was disappointed with the dragging feeling of their stories but specifically with the voice ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Mike Brown
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Michael J. GoldMichael J. Gold
The wizards at Pixar have outdone themselves once again creating a completely computer generated animated feature film that is simply astounding to look at. All of the small details are there creating an incredibly lifelike undersea adventure tailormade ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Michael J. Gold
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Karina MontgomeryKarina Montgomery
Marlin the dad (who is actually a clownfish) is voiced by Albert Brooks, who has codified a more charming postWoody Allen neurotic fussiness into his acting, and it serves him well here. His blue companion Dory is voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, who rules ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Karina Montgomery
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...a parable for parents terrified at the thought of preschool. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
. . . the computer animation reimaginings of the undersea orgies of color orchestrated by nature are mind-blowing. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Stephen RowleyStephen Rowley
Here's one for those who like conspiracy theories: during 2003, Steve Jobs (head of Pixar animation studios) and Michael Eisner (head of Disney) were renegotiating the deal that allowed Disney to distribute Pixar's films. With four straight hit films ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Stephen Rowley
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
An exquisitely touching saga about a father tracking down his lost son. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
Several scenes are scarier than Edward Norton's mustache in "The Italian Job." ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
The lesson that seems to have escaped the Disney executives is that it isn't the animation technique that makes Pixar so good; it's the storytelling. Pixar films would work even if they were little more than frames of napkin illustrations. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.comHollywood.com
No matter how amazing the computer-generated animation looks, the success of any Pixar film has always been due to a great story--and Finding Nemo is one of the best. The film revolves around a clownfish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) who lives ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Hollywood.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Another gem, a deeply affecting, stunningly animated father-son fish story that features the first onscreen Pixar dad, and actually focuses on the parent-child relationship. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
FINDING NEMO shows us an underwater community as populated and mapped as our land-based lives. Different cultures, backgrounds, parents, kids, school, even the eternal joke about men asking for directions – it's all here, which makes NEMO not just a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Lynda Lin)The Movie Insider (Lynda Lin)
Finding Nemo is a heartwarming juncture between the old and the new. It features an excellent story about charming and sympathetic characters that hearkens back to the pastel color heydays of Disney, but illustrates it with cutting edge computer ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Movie Insider (Lynda Lin)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
There wasn't one element I didn't love about this captivating movie. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieJustice (Michael Miecielica)MovieJustice (Michael Miecielica)
What a fun, heart-warming movie from Pixar this is. Finding Nemo is moving Monet, brilliantly written and performed. This movie is meant for kids who never grew up, and universal in theme. The film had many funny and exciting moments. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieJustice (Michael Miecielica)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
The Pixar group has made five computer-animated features: "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life," "Toy Story 2," "Monsters, Inc." and now "Finding Nemo." All of them are high quality, and I'd guess that each one, with the possible exception of "A ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Chicago Tribune
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
A fish story that hooks you from the opening scene. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moviehole (Clint Morris)Moviehole (Clint Morris)
A wonderfully engaging entertainment that is a visual masterpiece as well as a darn good tale with loads of humour and excitement to appeal to the child in all of us. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Moviehole (Clint Morris)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Monkeyboy ReviewMonkeyboy Review
Who'd of thought fish would make an interesting film? They look great wrapped in batter and greaseproof paper with some chips and sprinkled in salt and vinegar. Their freshly picked bones are a great reminder that you have a gut full of sweet tasting ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Monkeyboy Review
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
In a recent article profiling and defending Bruce Almighty director Tom Shadyac, Los Angeles Times columnist Patrick Goldstein opined that most movie critics don't much respect, or even like, film comedies, citing your humble correspondent's review of ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Premiere Magazine (Glenn Kenny)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
I have never been to Australia, but I just can’t imagine scenery more beautiful. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
For a computer-generated cartoon to provoke laughs, thrills and a few tears, that's not just a great movie -- that's perfection in pixels. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
There’s real heart in this movie without needing lots of superficial whiz-bang stuff. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Enchanting; written with an effortless blend of sweetness and silliness, and animated with such rainbow-hued beauty, you may find yourself wanting to freeze-frame it. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Fin-tastic - hilarious, moving and beautiful to look at, this is another instant classic from the makers of Toy Story, Monsters Inc etc.Fans of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, and Monsters Inc will not be surprised to learn that animation ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
"Finding Nemo" is proof positive that Pixar doesn't make kids movies. That would imply that they're only for the children to enjoy, while the parents sit utterly bored and insulted. No, Pixar makes family movies, ones that the kids, parents, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
A simple test of humanity: If you don't laugh aloud while watching it, you've got a battery not a heart. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (David Litton)MovieEye.com (David Litton)
It was once said that space was the final frontier; think again. In Disney and Pixar's "Finding Nemo," we're plunged to the bottom of the ocean in such a manner that it makes those live-action documentaries from the Discovery Channel look placcid and ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Strikes the perfect balance between the charm and childlike innocence of Disney animation and the cutting-edge humor and hipness of the old Warner Brothers cartoons. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
As someone who thought that Monsters Inc. lacked any kind of humor at all I didn't know what to expect from the latest Pixar development with Finding Nemo. Although the trailers look great and the animation absolutely flawless there was a small seed ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
Je bent je Nemo kwijt en wil hem graag terug. Nemo is jouw zoon en jij bent de clownvis Marlin. Pixar en Disney hebben hun best gedaan voor deze animatiefilm. Visueel zit alles fantastisch in elkaar, vooral de mimiek van de dieren is heel erg geslaagd. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Cutting Edge
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Pixar has interlaced its energetic storyline with the moody strains of a classic Thomas Newman score, lending an element of darkness that ingeniously penetrates the perpetual submarine light. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Here's a categorical statement that will stand until the next Disney/Pixar DVD is released: "Finding Nemo" is the best DVD on the market, bar none. It's surely one of the most enjoyable movies, but in the field of picture and sound, it is so far ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
In FINDING NEMO, the Academy Award-winning creators of Toy Story,A Bug's Life, and Monsters, Inc. dive into a whole new world of computer-animated fun, fantasy, and heartfelt emotion with this splashy underwater adventure. The film ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
I think Finding Nemo has jumped into my top 2 or 3 all-time favorite animated films. It's easily the best Disney/Pixar collaboration to date and probably only comes in below the classics The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast among all animated ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Some things you expect like if it is raining you know you are going to get wet. If a lot of people tell you a film is bad most likely it is. And if a movie is made by Pixar Animation/Disney you know it going to be a great film. In the past they had ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Peter SobczynskiPeter Sobczynski
Speaking of frightening, the opening sequence of "Finding Nemo" is a scene that will no doubt traumatize small children in the same way that the killing of Bambi’s mom affected earlier generations. Set in the ocean, the film kicks off with clownfish ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Peter Sobczynski
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
I also love their formulas. Even the Disney animated feature formula gets tiring every so often -- their stories are always about the outcast looking for some way to belong, and usually their strength of individuality is what triumphs in the end. It's a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Pixar has done it again. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
The action, set in the ocean, follows a nervous clownfish named Marlin (perfectly voiced by Albert Brooks), who gets his gills in a knot when his little son Nemo (Alexander Gould) ventures into open water and winds up being bagged by a scuba diver. Out ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Moviepie.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)
When Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks), a clown fish, loses his wife and all but one child to a barracuda attack, he becomes a neurotic, overprotective dad who is even reluctant to let this one surviving son, Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould), go to school. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Self-Made CriticThe Self-Made Critic
Ho-hum. Another year, another Pixar cgi-animated masterpiece. Don't they get bored of making great films? I mean after the Toy Storys, A Bug's Life and Monsters Inc, wouldn't you think they'd phone in the next one and release a cgi-animated Ishtar? ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Self-Made Critic
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Meanwhile, Disney is frantically trying to re-up its distribution deal with Pixar, while its own traditionally animated "Treasure Planet" sank at the box office. Small wonder when the Pixar wizards can produce pots of gold like this one. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
DeGeneres does vocal duties by which all future voiceovers and dubs will be judged. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Lives up to the proud, relatively new tradition of Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life and the Toy Story films. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Jay Boyar)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Ellen Degenerous and Albert Brooks lend their voices to the craziest fish ever to talk on screen, and Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) performs a turn as a vegetarian shark! ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
The film pours on the sweet, sentimentality a bit too much at some points. However, the laughs more than make up for any and all sappy moments. With eye pleasing animation and more laughs than a Martin and Lewis marathon, Finding Nemo is the best ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Talking Pictures (UK)Talking Pictures (UK)
Albert Brooks (Mother, Defending Your Life) is the perfectly cast voice of Marlin. Brooks is not only a skilled dramatic actor, but he’s also a TREMENDOUS comedian, able to sarcastically self deprecate without coming off as whiny. (Woody Allen should ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Talking Pictures (UK)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
The animators have come up with endlessly imaginative ways of making these fish seem human and real. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)
Do-do-doo-do-doo Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale Of Nemo a tiny fish Who lived with dad on a coral reef But was taken by a ship Dory, a forgetful fish so blue Dad, Marlin brave and sure (yeah right) The two set out on an ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Nevertheless, I have no problem recommending Finding Nemo - to everyone. It was an absolute joy to watch. It is quite possibly the best movie I have seen to this point this year. Just a warning to all parents out there - be prepared to fork out ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The University Daily (Texas Tech University) (James Eppler)The University Daily (Texas Tech University) (James Eppler)
'Finding Nemo" continues the (Disney/Pixar) trend as a beautifully animated, hiliarious, and often touching film.' ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The University Daily (Texas Tech University) (James Eppler)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
In not just a crowd-grabber but an instant classic, Albert Brooks achieves a new height vocally as Marlin, the dad. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Confusion Planet Confusion
Was Generationen von Schülern an ihrem ersten Schultag am meisten hassten, war und ist wohl nicht das Faktum, dass von nun an der vermeintliche "Ernst des Lebens" beginnt. Nein, es ist auch nicht die Angst vor dem Unbekannten… es sind die eigenen ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Planet Confusion
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Finding Nemo is undoubtedly another jewel in the Pixar crown and another example of the Disney conglomerate’s ability to ride that company's coattails to success. But besides this and perhaps more importantly, it answers the age-old question of ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A home run for Pixar who is batting 1.000 in terms of family entertainment. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
This movie reaffirmed my love for the cinema. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)
Delivers with a colorful, lush and witty world under the sea. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Dallas Morning News (Nancy Churnin)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
A great film for its timeliness, and a greater film for its timelessness. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)
When Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks), a clown fish, loses his wife and all but one child to a barracuda attack, he becomes a neurotic, overprotective dad who is even reluctant to let this one surviving son, Nemo (voice of Alexander Gould), go to school. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Where the film is different from its predecessors is in its humor. It has an easy, gentle flow, less focused on getting laughs and more on telling a fanciful story. When it tries to be funny, it certainly is it's replete with sly movie references ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)
Hurray for another winner from the folks who brought us "Toy Story", "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters Inc."! Get ready for a new world of computer-animation that is not only breathtakingly beautiful to behold, but will spoil young and old alike with a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Crosswalk.com Movies (Holly McClure)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Marlin is a not-so happy clown fish and an over-protective father but he has a good reason. When his son, Nemo, heads out for his first day of school, he ventures out into the deep water and is taken away by drivers only to wind up in an aquarium ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Movie Chicks
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Box Office ProphetsBox Office Prophets
The plot is deceptively simple. After losing his wife and all of his children except for one to a predator, clownfish Marlin is compulsively overprotective of his only remaining son, Nemo. Since Nemo has now hit school age, those instincts kick into ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Box Office Prophets
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Spectacular visuals, non-stop laughs and action -- plus a PC message. That's some package, no? ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Finding Nemo is one of my favorite films so far this year. It's simply enjoyable. Watching a film like this lightens your spirit and mood. It makes you forget about your worries for 100 minutes and entertains all the way through. The story is very ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mediasharx (Paul Fischer)Mediasharx (Paul Fischer)
...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Mediasharx (Paul Fischer)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
The Pixar logo – which is the company’s name with a desk lamp in place of the “I” – has become the cinematic equivalent of a “Prime” stamp on a side of beef. Once we see it, we know we’re in for ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Dante A. Ciampaglia)MovieWeb (Dante A. Ciampaglia)
The Pixar animation wizards make it five for five with their newest film, "Finding Nemo."Marlin (the voice of Albert Brooks) is a neurotic mess of a clown fish who loses his wife and entire litter of children when a big, mean fish comes calling at ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieWeb (Dante A. Ciampaglia)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Pixar's employees, masters of computer-generated animation, capture the look of the ocean like no artists before. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Finding Nemo stars two clownfish—Marlin (engagingly voiced by Albert Brooks) and his gimpy-finned only child, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who live somewhere along the colorful Great Barrier Reef in Australia. If Marlin is overprotective, you can't really ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Reel.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Nemo, which takes place mostly underwater, is about the father-son relationship between two clownfish. After a brief prologue that depicts a fairly traumatic shark attack (it's just the beginning – what else would you expect from a children's film ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
I really can't remember an animated feature in which the voice work sounded so accomplished, redolent with emotional subtleties and crack comic timing. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Click here to listen to the interview with co-writer/ co-director Andrew Stanton. After seeing FINDING NEMO, you just gotta ask yourself, is Pixar capable of making a bad film? Or even a mediocre one? Whether a serendipitous confluence of talent or a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this G-rated computer animated offering. Although the reaction will depend on a child's age, level of maturity and tolerance for/past exposure to similar material, some violent scenes and perilous ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Daniel Briney)ToxicUniverse.com (Daniel Briney)
It's official, folks: Pixar Animation Studios is the new Disney. Finding Nemo, the funny and affecting tale of a clownfish's journey across the ocean to rescue his son from a Sydney dentist's aquarium, is the studio's fifth instant classic in a row, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Daniel Briney)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
I loved every minute of Finding Nemo. Had the movie contained no sound, I still would have relished it for its ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Finding Nemo" has all of the usual pleasures of the Pixar animation style--the comedy and wackiness of "Toy Story" or "Monsters Inc." or "A Bug's Life." And it adds an unexpected beauty, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
In the film, Marlin (Albert Brooks) and his young son Nemo (Alexander Gould) are separated during a typical familial spat by a well-meaning scuba diver who captures Nemo and takes him to a fish tank at his dentist’s office overlooking the Sydney Harbor. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
What can I say about this movie? One word - Brilliant. Pixar have had a long track record of having yet to make anything less than a very good film but even though its almost unanimously agreed that all of them have been great, it seems everyone still ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Mecca (--)Movie Mecca (--)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hartford Courant (--)Hartford Courant (--)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Then again, "amazing" is just another day at the office for Pixar. How many other directors, stars, or other creative forces have assembled this many solid films in a row? I can count the number of others on the fingers of one hand -- with change to ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chart MagazineChart Magazine
Of course, animation and computer graphics geeks will have a field day with this one. The scenery is simply amazing, and the realism has a bigger impact than most PIXAR films, as most people generally don't get to see ocean reefs too often. The sea life ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Chart Magazine
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
A masterpiece of animation and characterization, only slightly marred by its tendency towards turning every scene into an adrenalin rush. You'll love this undersea world, and you'll want to slow down and enjoy the scenery. Easily one of 2003's best ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Is Pixar capable of making a bad film Like a musician who can't hit a sour note even if he tries, the crew at Pixar simply can't produce a lousy movie, at least so far. Even when one of their efforts has some holes in the story, as Monsters, Inc. did, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
The artists at Pixar have created a remarkable empire over the course of several features, each boasting progressively more amazing animation than the last. "Finding Nemo", the writing/directing effort from "Monsters, Inc." writer Andrew Stanton, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
Pixar have churned out another classic, and somehow along the road they have managed to outdo themselves completely. The DVD is solidly presented with excellent menus and packaging as a whole. But the real reason to own this disc is for the movie which ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at DVDActive (Benjamin Willcock)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)Bubakar Awards (Brian Owens)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
Laugh for laugh, action sequence for action sequence Finding Nemo is probably the most satisfying piece of entertainment you're likely to see this summer. Other movies may be louder or have more explosions, but it's hard to imagine another one being so ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
There are many reasons to purchase a DVD. The best is that it's film that you want to see on a regular basis and the other best, work with me here, is that the bonus features do more than just pad out the empty space on the disc. FINDING NEMO more than ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Pixar's masterpiece. It feels dizzy with color and drunk on its own otherworldly creation. Sure, it derives most of its splendor from what actually exists on our ocean floors, but that doesn’t make it any less wondrous. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
far more sophisticated and ambitious than what typically passes for 'family entertainment.' ...manages to be extremely funny, thrilling and sometimes a little scary as well. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Pixar Studios may have the most advanced animation technology in the world, but they never forget what matters most in a movie: story, characters, imagination, and heart. "Finding Nemo" has it all. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com dvdfuture.com
One of the best decisions Disney ever made was to make movies with Pixar. Each movie has been a gem in its own right and Finding Nemo is no different. The folks over at Pixar seem to have a real knack for taking very ordinary things and making them ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at dvdfuture.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
On its visual elements alone, Finding Nemo could get almost any kid started on a love of nature -- even if us older specimens know that it's a deep understanding of human nature that keeps the whole thing swimming. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
What follows is a very funny and charming story as the two fish encounter everything from sharks in a 12 Step program trying to change their image to a migration of surfer dude turtles. Of course there are dangers along the way and parents should be ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (John Sinnott)DVD Talk (John Sinnott)
Every aspect of this production is high class. Great sound and audio, wonderful menus and chocked full of extras. Add to that a very good movie, and you have a paradigm of how to put together a DVD. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at DVD Talk (John Sinnott)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
The folks at Pixar don't just make terrific kids' movies—they make terrific movies, period. This DVD is already the #1 all-time bestseller—the format hasn't been around long enough for the old folk to shake their heads and tut tut at the crazy ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Weekly Sci-Fi Weekly
But his offspring, Nemo (Gould), turns out to be a plucky little fellow who deeply resents his father's neurotic overprotectiveness. Nemo is determined to experience the wonders of the reef, despite a stunted fin and a dad intent on making that handicap ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Sci-Fi Weekly
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Talk about serendipity. Just as the country is going kidnap-crazy, all Amber Alert this and Elizabeth Smart that (OK, it's a little old, but bear with me), Disney and Pixar bring us Finding Nemo, a charming family film about child kidnapping. Well, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
In Finding Nemo, a married couple, Marlin and Coral, moves to the posh suburbs to start a family and live out the American clownfish dream. The parents-to-be are eagerly awaiting the hatching of their children -- all 400 of them -- when tragedy strikes, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Winning, invigorating entertainment for the entire family -- technically brilliant, attentive to detail, and precisely tuned between story and character. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("Bams")3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
Marlin sets off on the adventure of his life, coming across new friends like the forgetful Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), Bruce the reformed shark (Barry Humphries), a cool band of turtles led by Crush (Andrew Stanton), and a school of fish with an excellent ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Taken to a tank in a Sydney dentists, Nemo meets Gill (Willem Dafoe) and co - friendly fish who dream of escaping to the ocean. Meanwhile, Marlin bumps into a blue tang named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), and sets out to save his son.. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at BBC Films
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
It works like an ordinary commentary in that you have co-directors Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, and co-writer Bob Peterson, talking over the film dialogue about the production process. The difference is that when they mention a deleted scene we then ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Pixar always picks some sort of computer graphical effect which has never been attempted before and perfects it, showcasing it in their newest film. With Finding Nemo, the effect on display is obviously water. And, once again, Pixar succeeds not only in ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
You'll Fall for it Hook, Line and Sinker It was with a great deal of trepidation that I found myself at a recent preview screening of "Finding Nemo." First off, I don't usually like 'kids' movies. Secondly, I'm not a big fan of animated films ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Kamera.co.uk Kamera.co.uk
This is all fine and good - after all CGI films revel in their technical details - but how many times do you need to hear about the heroine's hair in Final Fantasy? Similarly Finding Nemo is being sold on the "realism" of its depiction of water ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Kamera.co.uk
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for James BowmanJames Bowman
But neither is there any doubt that kids will love this movie. My guess is that they will love the things that adults will love too, such as the three sharks in a 12-step program ("Fish are friends, not food"), one of whom, Bruce (voice of Barry ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at James Bowman
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
As always with animated films, the skill and ingenuity applied to creating the visual images is quickly taken for granted by the audience; what makes "Toy Story" and particularly "Toy Story 2" memorable is the quality of, well, the story. "Toy Story ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Actually, with Pixar's track record it doesn't make that much difference. Everything works. And that's because the studio that gave us "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters Inc." excels not only in the animation, but the story, dialogue and ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
With this fish tale about family ties, director Andrew Stanton and the animation brain trust at Pixar (Toy Story and Monsters, Inc.) do it again. Sure, the plot about a father’s odyssey to save his imperiled son is old hat, but it’s the clever ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (Robin Castle)sneersnipe (Robin Castle)
Nemo is a very young clownfish, disabled by a lame fin, the only child of an overly protective father. Nemo’s mother befalls a fate, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Bambi, and his instinctive reaction to his father’s constant cosseting is ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at sneersnipe (Robin Castle)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Hollywood's one bona fide popular smash of summer 2003 has been this little number from Pixar studios - the CGI animators behind Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. As that list suggests, environment may be the key creative determinant for a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Time Out
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
“How neat,†thought the film critic to himself, “here I am with two screenings to attend and what do you know, both are animated features. Of course they’re still very different in nature, but that’s the beauty of it. Here is an opportunity for ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
Down on the reef, a small orange clown fish named Marlin and his wife are expecting 400 babies when a predator comes along and consumes the mother-to-be and all but one egg. Marlin names the survivor Nemo and becomes an overly protective single parent. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FOCUS Online FOCUS Online
Fischkind Nemo wird an seinem ersten Schultag im australischen Great Barrier Riff von einem Taucher eingefangen und an einen Zahnarzt in Sydney verkauft. Dort soll der Clownfisch mit einer Horde exzentrischer Zierfische das sterile Praxis-Ambiente ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at FOCUS Online
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
What parents will appreciate most about Finding Nemo is a storyline where kids don?t always know best. Both junior and senior fish come to realize their attitudes were contributing factors in creating a much bigger problem. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Parent Previews
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Marlin and Coral are young and in love. They’ve just moved to a new neighborhood, found the perfect house and are waiting expectantly for their babies to be born. Life is good. And then it’s not. A ferocious attacker kills Coral and devours her ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Plugged In
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
This Disney tale of a clownfish searching the oceans for his lost son contains lessons in friendship, obeying parents, and avoiding dangerous situations. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MovieholeMoviehole
As easy as it is to say it’s merely the sophisticated form of animation that’s putting these films ahead of the rest – it’s so much more. Audiences are sick of the conformist Disney kids flick, with the obligatory sing-songs and sickingly ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Moviehole
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
If only my hometown Seattle Mariners had batting averages like the group at Pixar does. Sure Ichiro, Edgar Martinez and Brett Boone are all hitting above .300, but Disney’s favorite computer animation superstars are currently batting 1.000 (Toy Story, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Like so many Disney films, "Finding Nemo" taps into a primordial fear. But in this case, the fear is a parent's and not a child's, as Marlin loses his mate and all but one of her eggs to fishermen. Marlin pledges to protect sole survivor Nemo (voice ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
A vivid charmer of a movie that makes a welcome addition to the growing gallery of computer-generated animated features. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Beyond the novel setting, however, "Finding Nemo" deals with timeless, touching themes that have powered many a memorable tale, from the bond between parent and child and the pain of separation to the challenge of finding your way in the world -- and ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
As usual Disney puts this film in a great DVD package. It comes with 2 discs, with both film formats if you prefer widescreen or full. Why they even bother with that I don't know, it should be widescreen all the way! The film is beautifully transferred ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (C.W. Nevius)San Francisco Chronicle (C.W. Nevius)
With the track record of "Toy Story" (the first and second), "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc.," Pixar has the kid-vid genre wired. There's a familiar appearance to Pixar characters -- oversize eyes, chubby cheeks -- but their real secret lies ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (C.W. Nevius)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
Nemo, a young clownfish, is captured and interred in a dentist's aquarium. Meanwhile his timid father is scheming for his ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Guardian/Observer
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
Life along the Great Barrier Reef is full of dangers when you are a tiny clown fish. And for Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), a single parent determined to protect his only son Nemo (Alexander Gould), there are constant fears and anxieties. On his first ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)
Il pesce pagliaccio Marlin, che si è visto mangiare moglie e figli non ancora nati da un pesce più grande, tenta in ogni modo di essere un buon padre per Nemo, unico figlio scampato per miracolo a quella tragedia e che porta con sé i segni di quel ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
While superior in the animation competition, Nemo doesn’t match the heart and warmth of Toy Story 1 or 2. It comes close though. Finding Nemo is the story of a clown fish, Marlin (Brooks) and the search for his son, Nemo (Gould). The movie begins ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Cinema Blend
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for stylusmagazine.com (Jay Millikan)stylusmagazine.com (Jay Millikan)
But about two minutes into Finding Nemo, I forgot all about such concerns. So far, this is the best mainstream movie of the summer, bar none. Allow yourself to succumb to this reality and you will enjoy yourself immensely. The fact is, the summer 2003 ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at stylusmagazine.com (Jay Millikan)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
It's the story of a clown fish named Marlin who lives in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and has recently lost his wife-fish to a barracuda, making him a somewhat overprotective father to the title character: a slightly handicapped but perky little boy ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jim Pappas)The Trades (Jim Pappas)
Meanwhile, back in the sea and many miles away, his father begins a quest to find his son, helped by Dory (voiced with excellence by Ellen DeGeneres), a memory challenged fish who needs constant reminders as to what she is doing approximately every 5 ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Trades (Jim Pappas)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Edward van der Lugt)Xi-online (Edward van der Lugt)
Succesformules worden vaaktot op het bot uitgemolken en toch weten de mensen achter Pixar telkens weer met een originele verhaallijn te komen. Het is daarom moeilijk om niet van hun films te houden, want bij hen klopt altijd alles. Van de animatie tot en ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Xi-online (Edward van der Lugt)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The (Georgetown) Hoya The (Georgetown) Hoya
As Finding Nemo floats into the list of top ten all-time box office successes, one glimpse of the shimmering undersea palate of colors concocted by the conjurors of Pixar is enough to seduce you into watching this aquatic fairy tale. In the tropical ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The (Georgetown) Hoya
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Todd Heustess)Lee's Movie Info (Todd Heustess)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Marlin, distraught but determined, sets out on a quest to save Nemo. He is befriended by Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a blue tang who has short-term memory loss. She can never remember Nemo’s name and keeps coming up with new ones. But she does manage to ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
Pixar is so consistent that reviews of their films basically write themselves. Finding Nemo is greatness! ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Dan Fazio)Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
As notable for its well-crafted story as it is for its breathtaking animation. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for This is Lancashire (--)This is Lancashire (--)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
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Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
It's full of bright visuals, inventive animation and enough cute characters to fill, well, an ocean. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
I wonder if Finding Nemo will fuel an upsurge in interest in salt water aquariums. To be sure, clowns are interesting fish to keep, but only for those with a little patience. Children expecting their pets to exhibit the characteristics of ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Pixar films always contain thematic content, and this one is no different. It touches on the issues of how a parent's natural protective instincts can drive away a child, and how children, no matter how desperately they crave independence, still need ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The artwork is gorgeous and the characters are strong. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Nemo lands in a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney's harbor, populated by an assortment of kooky tropical fish including the gang's scarred leader, Gill (voice of Willem Dafoe), who's itching for a prison break. Nemo has been marked ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers From HellMutant Reviewers From Hell
All kidding aside, Finding Nemo isn't that scary. Well, it can be, but in the grand Pixar studios tradition of not properly preparing kids to appreciate real dangers, we get a movie where the human-hazardous creatures are glossed over and the ludicrous ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
FINDING NEMO begins with a tragedy. Marlin(Albert Brooks), a clownfish, and his wife Coral(Elizabeth Perkins) have just settled down to their new life on the outer edge of a coral reef when a barracuda possibly eats her and 155 of their 156 eggs, leaving ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
The first thing one notices about Finding Nemo is the look. The detail is breathtaking. Every new CGI film improves upon the last, and Finding Nemo is no exception. The beginning of the film takes place in the Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Haro Online
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Newman accomplishes this transition by inserting jazzy funk sequences into his music. His effort to transform his clunky American Beauty sound into a more dynamic, optimistic sound is successful, partially because he sustains the major key ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
While Disney's in-house animators have been assembly-lining prosaic sequels ("The Jungle Book 2," "Return to Never Land") and re-imagined misfires ("Treasure Planet") -- and very occasionally coloring a little bit outside the lines ("Lilo and ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
The creators of "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc." go underwater in this adventure, which takes place in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and a Sydney dentist's aquarium. After a diver scoops up Nemo, a young clown fish, his ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at kids-in-mind
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
Ed ecco finalmente anche sui nostri schermi il nuovo, attesissimo film targato Pixar, l’opera di animazione che ha stracciato tutti i precedenti record d’incasso per quanto riguarda i cartoni animati. Ancor più di Shrek, ancor più di Monsters & ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Off-screen
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Hope Villanueva)Film Monthly (Hope Villanueva)
As with every Pixar movie, the visuals are a true sight to behold. Every scale on Marlin's skin, each shark's tooth and bit of whales' baleen is rendered with excruciating exactitude, yet blends in seamlessly into the reality of the computer ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Monthly (Hope Villanueva)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
And their $80 million summer '03 offering, "Finding Nemo," is basically another winner, though it can't quite muster the kind of emotional tug that appeals to all generations and made several of the earlier Pixar films such instant classics. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaScreen (James Salter)CinemaScreen (James Salter)
Finding Nemo has the perfect mix of Disney ingredients: a good story, great characters, brilliant fun for the kids and enough to entertain the grown-ups too. While adults may find some of the middle part of Marlin’s journey a little tedious, the rest ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at CinemaScreen (James Salter)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Pixar heads under the sea and finds subject matter that couldn't be more perfectly suited to its vivid style of computer animation. As befits the company that produced the TOY STORY films and MONSTERS, INC. (2001), the visuals are utterly convincing and ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
Marlin Clownfish (Albert Brooks) and his wife Coral (Elizabeth Perkins) are living the great fishy dream: They have a house in an upscale barrier reef, a beautiful view of the expanding sea, and 400.5 little fishlings on the way. Life seems perfect. That ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UGO Screenwriter's VoiceUGO Screenwriter's Voice
Nemo, like most of the characters Pixar has brought to life, is one we do care about, surrounded by supporting characters we also like - or dislike, but at least we feel something. Credit the animators for making them look cute, but thank the writers for ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at UGO Screenwriter's Voice
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ESpy.ca (Andrew Dignan)ESpy.ca (Andrew Dignan)
Being the best if often more trouble than it's worth. First of all you've got everybody in the world gunning for you, simply waiting for you to fail and pick over the carcass. And even when you don't fail you still place a big old target on your back. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ESpy.ca (Andrew Dignan)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Leave it to a g-rated cartoon to give the live-action epics a lesson in action, fun and bracing originality. Pixar, the animation house behind Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life and the two Toy Story classics, lands another winner for Disney. Kid stuff? You ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Tras la trágica muerte de su madre y el resto de sus hermanos, Nemo se convierte en la única razón de ser de Marlin, lo que provoca que éste exagere en los cuidados hacia su hijo. Un día, al ir a la escuela, Nemo es capturado por un buzo y llevado a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Robert S. Jersak)CineScene.com (Robert S. Jersak)
Damn me to a landfill of Treasure Planet Happy Meals, but I enjoyed it. Its characters are convincing, its circumstances are plausible, its animation is elegant and its heart is actually beating. I have to say it: Finding Nemo is not only an excellent ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at CineScene.com (Robert S. Jersak)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ninth symphony films ninth symphony films
This film is one of the most technologically stunning pieces of animation that has ever appeared on screen. What should turn out to be a delightful experience for both children and adults, the creators of Finding Nemo have stuck by their tried and true ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ninth symphony films
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.comFilmStew.com
The travelogue is perhaps the oldest form of literature. From Homer’s tales of brave Ulysses to Dante’s guided tour of hell, taking an audience on a trip is a sure fire way to kick start a narrative. Filmmakers have known this for years, using it ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at FilmStew.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Pixar/Disney's Finding Nemo is finding the critical waters cozy as it swims into view at 3,374 theaters today. Indeed, the G-rated feature is garnering some of the best reviews of the year and seems sure to knock Universal's Bruce Almighty from the top ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Over the last few months, marine biologists have issued warnings that in the not-so-distant future, over-fishing may make many fish species extinct. Naturally, nobody has listened. A more effective tack might be to lure people to symposiums on the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Reel.com
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
The pair runs into a hilarious shark trio led by Bruce (voice of Dame Edna, aka Barry Humphries), involved in a 12-step program in an attempt to change their image. The mantra: "I am not a mindless fish-eating machine. Fish are friends, not ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Similar to the other Pixar films, there is a dire quest which takes the main characters, usually non-humans, and forces them outside of their normal realm on a quest. The quest in Finding Nemo, should be self-explanatory given the title, as Nemo is a ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Renee Scolaro Mora)PopMatters (Renee Scolaro Mora)
Finding Nemo is Pixar's latest CGI marvel. Like Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Monster's Inc., it features amazing animation, great characters (and perfectly matched celeb voices), sharp wit, smart humor, and a story both timeless and timely. But while ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at PopMatters (Renee Scolaro Mora)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for bibloi.com (Boyd van Hoeij)bibloi.com (Boyd van Hoeij)
The amazing thing is that all Pixar films are based on very simple premises: ‘Toy Story’ is about the life of the toys of a kid, ‘Monsters Inc.’ is about the famous monsters under a kid’s bed and ‘Finding Nemo’ is about the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at bibloi.com (Boyd van Hoeij)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
Even the parts that don't sound as if they'd work on the page sparkle on the screen. A 100+-year-old turtle that talks like a surfer ("Du-uuuude!") is marvelous, and Dory's short-term amnesia is used beautifully. Just when you think she's going to ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Jonathan Nelson)DVD Verdict (Jonathan Nelson)
When unexpected tragedy strikes, a clownfish named Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks, The In-Laws, My First Mister) vows to protect his son Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould, They) from letting anything ever happen to him. With Nemo's "lucky fin" holding ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at DVD Verdict (Jonathan Nelson)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik After creating an entire world where monsters work and play, Pixar studios returns to the real world.  Well, sort of.  Finding Nemo takes us under the sea, through bright reefs, rusted ships, dark, bottomless caverns, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Finding Nemo is the fifth film from Pixar Animation Studio. After establishing their industry credentials in the late 1980s with a series of highly acclaimed but difficult to find shorts (many of which are now being reissued preceding their ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)
Marlin must travel half an Ocean to try to rescue his son, but like any good father no distance is to great when you are fighting for family. On his way he befriends a fish that is a little loony named Dory (Ellen Degeneres), and encounters sharks that ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Reviewguy Online (Sean Chandler)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for cinemusic.netcinemusic.net
Sometimes it's the most unlikely composer assignments that result in the most interesting scores. Perhaps not as strange as Marc Shaiman scoring a Jerry Bruckheimer production, Thomas Newman takes over for cousin Randy for Pixar's digital box office ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at cinemusic.net
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Frat Film Frat
In 1995, Toy Story impressed audiences and critics with groundbreaking computer animation and generation-spanning entertainment. Since then, TS's creator, Pixar, has secured a reputation as the top animation studio of the new millennium with A Bug's ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Frat
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
ollowing the two "Toy Story" films, "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc.," Pixar's entertainment philosophy gets another boost with "Finding Nemo," an engaging undersea story, written and directed by Andrew Stanton, of a fish family learning life ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Fish, schmish. This is a movie about humanity, and I doubt if we'll see a more compelling father/son relationship this year. Or a better reminder that, for parents and kids, growing up is a process of holding tight, letting go and grabbing on again. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Which would all have been well and good, except that we were, after all, on a boat, and boats tend to go up and down and up and down and up and down in the waves, and when you’re trying to focus on the beauty of a living coral reef, and when you just ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
What can I say about Pixar Animation that hasn't already been repeated by other adulating movie pundits? It's wonderful, it's thorough, it's consistent, and has not once churned out inferior product. Its contributions to the computer animation genre ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Somewhere "Beyond the Sea," those good-spirited geniuses at Pixar Studios have created a wondrously colorful world where fish act and sound like humans. And, even if their great "Beyond" is sung by a Brit named Robbie Williams instead of the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
The warm and inviting visuals that catapult us into the world of "Finding Nemo" instantly evoke one of the oldest of childhood pleasures, that of watching curious little water-based creatures swim strategically through decorated aquariums like ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for hip online hip online
Do you have to ask? The graphics are astounding. It is absolute joy to see the shadows in the water. The depth of design is so great that you almost wish to dive in a swim with the fishes. I’m utterly amazed every time I see a new animated film. You ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at hip online
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
The challenge in a Pixar movie is knowing where to look first. The foreground may feature main characters like Woody (''Toy Story''), Sully (''Monsters, Inc.''), and Flik (''A Bug's Life''), but there's always something amusingly bent going on in the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Boston Globe
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Homer YenHomer Yen
It's a good idea, but it turns out to be bad timing. Nemo is capture by divers and is subsequently deposited into an aquarium in an office of a notsoskilled dentist. If Nemo thought that his initial capture was scary, it'll be nothing compared to his ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Homer Yen
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Marshall GarveyMarshall Garvey
Pixar owes its greatness to the fact that it takes us to an imaginary world that we could not visualize. These worlds range from ones where monsters scare children for a living to ones where toys actually DO walk and talk and even have personalities that ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Marshall Garvey
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf (Rob Paul)DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
So far, in the scheme of things, I have to say The summer of 2003 is adding up to be a helluva lot better than 2002 what with the solid enough X2, Matrix: Reloaded, Bruce Almighty and The Italian Job. Finding Nemo is a worthy addition. In fact, out of ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
It's not a secret that the success or failure of animated comedies relies heavily on the voice casting of the two lead buddies. Think the pitch-perfect pairing of John Goodman and Billy Crystal in Pixar/Disney's Monsters, Inc. or, going back a way, ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bangin' Banana (Joe Marchese)Bangin' Banana (Joe Marchese)
Finding Nemo is a Pixar movie that tells a story about a small clownfish named Nemo (Alexander Gould) and his father Marlin (Albert Brooks). The family lost the mother a while back so it was just Nemo and his dad for his upbringing. It is the first ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Bangin' Banana (Joe Marchese)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Gareth Von Kallenbach)MovieEye.com (Gareth Von Kallenbach)
Driven by the love for his son, Marlin sets out to follow the boat that has taken his son, even though it takes him deep into the dangerous Ocean and forces him to confront his own fears. Along the way Marlin encounters Dory (Ellen DeGeneris), a sweet ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at MovieEye.com (Gareth Von Kallenbach)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
The people behind Finding Nemo are the same folks who created Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. Oh, sure -- just more dazzling visuals, thrilling storytelling and terrific laughs. Like we all don't get enough of that, already, at the ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Jam! Movies
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Ed Colley)Future Movies (Ed Colley)
OK, so it looks like the kind of place everyone would want to work, with people whizzing to and from their plush, open-plan offices on push-bikes , stopping off to have a cappuccino and a frame of pool with Mike from Creative Accounts. But c'mon. ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Future Movies (Ed Colley)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
Pixar always manages to keep me interested. I'm always dying to hear what they're doing next, and even when I see just a teaser, I will be aching to see it. The teaser for "The Incredibles" they put in the beginning of "Finding Nemo" is ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
It's bound to happen one of this days. It has to. Eventually, if Pixar Animation Studios continues making feature-length computer-animated films, they're going to make a bad one. It just happens. Even Alfred Hitchcock made a few. But, lucky for ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Finding Nemo (2003) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Der Standard Der Standard
Die Abenteuer eines übermütigen Jungfischs sind der Überraschungskassenschlager dieses Kinojahrs. Jetzt kommt "Findet Nemo", der jüngste Pixar-Animationsfilm, in die heimischen Kinos. Seine Väter luden zum Interview und zum Lokalaugenschein ins ...read the complete Finding Nemo movie review at Der Standard
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