
It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett, rescued Winter. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy, who developed a unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, they were able to save her life. Yet their fight is not over. Winter's surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she has ever known. However, the loss of Pa... (Full plot summary below)
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It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett, rescued Winter. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy, who developed a unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, they were able to save her life. Yet their fight is not over. Winter's surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter without the only poolmate she has ever known. However, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who, according to USDA regulations, cannot be housed alone, as dolphins' social behavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter to another aquarium.
Leave your thoughts about Dolphin Tale 2.
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereIf you'd like to pay to see the same film twice, be my guest. At least this one isn't in 3D. |
| Austin ChronicleWilliam GossIt’s all so quaint to the point of being anachronistic, and considering the dearth of truly family-friendly fare in the marketplace, it arrives just in time to hold wee ones and their parents over until "The Boxtrolls" arrives at month’s end. |
| Boston GlobeTom RussoSome angst away from the dolphin tank feels like padding, but there’s enough bona fide narrative to please tomorrow’s marine biologists and their parents. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookHow can you not like a movie as good-hearted as this one? |
| ColoradoParent.comChristian TotoPrepare to have Dolphin Tale 2 shred your cynicism and feed it to the sharks. |
| TV GuideTim HollandDolphin Tale 2 lacks a bit of the dramatic heft of the first film, but that's a minor complaint given the satisfaction this sequel generates. |
| Atlantic City WeeklyLori HoffmanAs was the original, 'Dolphin Tale 2' is a prime example of excellent family filmmaking that is sentimental without being cloyingly sweet. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... wholesome and occasionally moving but hardly memorable. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigInformative, morally complex and supremely well-intentioned, it generally sidesteps sentimentality for appealingly straightforward storytelling. |
| Portland OregonianMarc MohanThe actual video footage of some of the incidents recreated in the film, which play with the end credits, makes it clear that sometimes reality can be as hokey as fiction. |