Like other films of its species, “Finding Dory” is full of celebrity voice work, including from a number of television performers. That may sound like faint praise given the startling mediocrity of “Monsters University” and “Cars 2,” but what “Dory” lacks in dazzling originality it more than makes up for in warmth, charm and good humor. While it may not join the top tier of Pixar features, “Dory,” directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, is certainly the best non-“Toy Story” sequel the studio has produced. Now Dory has her own movie, imaginatively called “Finding Dory,” a merchandising opportunity for Disney and a welcome end-of-the-school-year diversion for parents and children. We rooted for Nemo and choked up when he was found, but the best lines and sweetest grace notes belonged to Dory, the absent-minded blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. As often happens in adventure stories, the hero was occasionally upstaged by his sidekick. The movie, a visual revelation, was also a welcome defense of risk-taking in an era of anxiety, and something of a cautionary tale about the downsides of helicopter parenting. In “Finding Nemo,” Pixar’s 2003 masterpiece, the ocean was a vast realm of menace and wonder, newly charted by rapidly advancing digital-animation technology.
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