Synopsis
The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.
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Cast
- Morgan FreemanDr. Cameron McCarthy
- Ashley JuddLorraine Nelson
- Nathan GambleSawyer Nelson
- Cozi ZuehlsdorffHazel Haskett
- Harry Connick Jr.Dr. Clay Haskett
- Kris KristoffersonReed Hasket
- Bethany HamiltonHerself
- Austin StowellKyle Connellan
- Austin Highsmith GarcesPhoebe
- Denisea WilsonJulia
Recommendations
- 75
Tampa Bay Times
Even in strained moments, there is a sincerity to Dolphin Tale 2, an ambition to be more than an easy sequel, making it satisfying. - 70
Village Voice
Dolphin Tale 2 is a singularly honest animal film: It never insists that Winter wouldn't prefer to be elsewhere . . . or that what she feels for them has anything to do with what we think of as love. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Even more so than last time out, Smith focuses a great deal of attention on the details—the day-to-day minutiae of the facility’s rescue and rehab work that elevate what could have otherwise been another well-intentioned but soggy fish-out-of-water yarn. - 70
Variety
Blissfully swimming against the hyperactive kidpic tide, Dolphin Tale 2 gently peddles inspirational life lessons while respecting both its characters and its audience. - 70
TheWrap
The whole thing just works; the film gets pretty close to the Platonic ideal of accessible but still meaningful edutainment. And in a movie landscape that's aggressively dumbed down and cynical, a little integrity goes a long way. - 63
Slant Magazine
Writer-director Charles Martin Smith's tin ear for dialogue and contrived symbolism is as unmistakable as his enormous heart. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Smith peoples the film with the same cast, including Kris Kristofferson as Hazel’s grandpa and Tom Nowicki as the aquarium’s benefactor. There just isn’t enough for them all to do. Freeman gets the few funny lines, which are all the same. - 50
New York Post
Even for a movie about complying with USDA regulations, Dolphin Tale 2 is a little lacking in excitement.
