The central irony of Finding Dory is that Dory is a risk-taker trapped in a movie that, for all its likability, won't join her on whimsical leaps.

Who would have thought one of the deepest films ever made about learning disabilities would star a talking blue fish?

Much like its titular character, it keeps swimming, and in doing so teaches all of us life lessons that we likely already knew yet still could use to revisit all the same.

A Neptunian pathos piece showcasing masterfully slick animation and plenty of good humor, ‘Finding Dory’ still can’t escape the grasp of ancillary, auxiliary storytelling.