Dolphin Tale 2

Name: Dolphin Tale 2
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: September 12, 2014
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Ashley Judd, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Nathan Gamble

2014

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Dolphin Tale 2

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 12, 2014

Starring: Ashley Judd, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Nathan Gamble

Summary: 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 surrogateIt 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. [Warner Bros.]… Expand

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 107 min

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Portland Oregonian - Marc Mohan

Sep 11, 2014

The 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. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Sheila O'Malley

Sep 12, 2014

Dolphin Tale 2 tries to do too much, with too many stories shoehorned in, but the overall effect is emotional and sweet. Read full review

New York Magazine (Vulture) - Bilge Ebiri

Sep 12, 2014

A well-crafted family flick that gets the job done, then gets out of the way. Read full review

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Joe Williams

Sep 11, 2014

A family flick that punches the right buttons like a trained seal. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Bill Zwecker

Sep 11, 2014

This second film is again heartwarming and includes some nice performances from Connick, Gamble and Morgan Freeman. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Jason Clark

Sep 15, 2014

This is innocuous, heart-in-the-right-place family fare, but its well-earned points about animal rights and preservation would be better taken if the relentless sentimentality didn't force viewers into flippers-in-the-air submission. Read full review

The Dissolve - Nathan Rabin

Sep 11, 2014

Dolphin Tale 2 makes audiences wade through endless oceans of tedium for those scattered, fleeting moments of grace. Read full review

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keithj51

Sep 12, 2018

The story isn't as good as the original, but my kids liked it very much. i hadn't expect 4 years later they decided to write a sequel

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lukechristiansc

Dec 31, 2014

ok since 2010 i have watched Dolphin Tale, i hadn't expect 4 years later they decided to write a sequel. I had not been planning to watch movie that was based on the true story. The cast is back and their all grown up, their acting is not good, terrible i should say but their ok. Theok since 2010 i have watched Dolphin Tale, i hadn't expect 4 years later they decided to write a sequel. I had not been planning to watch movie that was based on the true story. The cast is back and their all grown up, their acting is not good, terrible i should say but their ok. The Director of the first dolphin tale is back i can not take this movie seriously the comedy is not good , the acting sucks, but at least they tried there is nothing to seriously in the story Grade C… Expand

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MattBrady99

Mar 13, 2015

If I had to choose Winter or Willy. I choose winter all the way, because willy sucks. The story is about the dolphin called Winter that was rescued thanks to the team from the Clearwater Marine Hospital, faces another challenge. Her aged mother, Panama, is close to death - regulation sayIf I had to choose Winter or Willy. I choose winter all the way, because willy sucks. The story is about the dolphin called Winter that was rescued thanks to the team from the Clearwater Marine Hospital, faces another challenge. Her aged mother, Panama, is close to death - regulation say that Winter cannot be housed alone, and if they cannot pair her with another dolphin, they will lose her to another aquarium. This movie only works as a family film with little kids watching cute dolphins, but that's not the case here, because they is not enough dolphins in this movie, the movie follows are boring cast of humans that we don't care about. You know my biggest problem from Dawn of the planet of the apes are the human in that movie are freaking dull and the apes are more interesting, well in that movie they didn't show much of the humans and that was good. The acting was fine in this movie and this is not a terrible movie, this is just a movie that will be forgotten in a couple of years time or maybe they might do a third one but we will see. This is not a bad movie. It has it's problems but a movie is not perfect.… Expand

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MonkiReviews

May 31, 2017

This is a very forgettable movie. The story isn't as good as the oiginal, but it is inspiring. Sadly, I felt bored watching this. I think it wasn't a good choice for a sequal.

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Oct 21, 2014

This film was utter garbage. Yes, it did have cute Dolphins in it and it was based on a true story. But other than that, it was mind-numbingly boring and painful to watch. They stretched it out too long with unnecessary scenes. The story was bad - really bad. Even watching it from a child'sThis film was utter garbage. Yes, it did have cute Dolphins in it and it was based on a true story. But other than that, it was mind-numbingly boring and painful to watch. They stretched it out too long with unnecessary scenes. The story was bad - really bad. Even watching it from a child's perspective it was bad.
The fact that cinemas even showed it was startling to me. It was like one of those low budget Nickelodeon TV movies that nobody watches.
The boy and the girl characters (whose names I didn't care to learn) were very annoying. The acting was bad in both parts too. It's funny; when you look at the cast list on IMDb, Morgan Freeman's actually at the top - and he was in it for less than fifteen minutes. I'm thinking whoever produced this train wreck paid him big bucks for this movie. Either that or he loves Dolphins.
The film was unintentionally laughable, too. The whole time I was like, "God. What are Hollywood doing?!"… Expand

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Thumbz

Sep 13, 2014

It literally hurt to watch this movie. Painfully irrelevant dialogue that does nothing to add to or move the the story. Teenage love interest scenes completely artificial. Overacting across the board mixed with lack of any engagement by the players. Strange repeat shots of the hoistIt literally hurt to watch this movie. Painfully irrelevant dialogue that does nothing to add to or move the the story. Teenage love interest scenes completely artificial. Overacting across the board mixed with lack of any engagement by the players. Strange repeat shots of the hoist mechanism chain, and later of Ashley Judd's impossibly full plate of prawns. Attempts at dramatic moments create laugh-out-loud absurdity. Best part of the movie is that, no matter how slow the crawl may be, it does finally end, the few brief appearances by the indomitable Morgan Freeman, and the raw rescue footage shown at credits. Best to wait until the movie streams, and then don't watch it then, either.… Expand

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idk12345

Dec 16, 2014

hello. this movie was the **** most boring ass hary balls movie i have ever seen, **** that the first 1 and i sucked the dolphins balls and killed so yeah it sucked

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