The two F's are front and center-family and friends-along with lessons in determination and fighting for what you believe in. Good stuff all round, if a little ham-fisted in its presentation.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 1, 2021

It's a good old-fashioned family film with animals you will adore, people you will enjoy, and a story that will make you feel better.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 6, 2020

It is made up of equal parts sentimentality and some very warm-hearted animal moments without really offering anything new.

| Feb 27, 2019

"Dolphin Tale 2" is fine when it stays in the pool, but there is way too much time spent away from the dolphin.

| Original Score: C | Jan 25, 2019

The dialogue is cheesy and some of the moments are contrived, yet overall it is still a safe, enjoyable film that kids especially can enjoy without Mom and Dad covering their eyes from random violence every few minutes.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 23, 2018

Featuring a few beautiful scenes that will probably warm the heart of the most hardened cynic, Dolphin Tale 2 makes for some wholesome family fare.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 14, 2017

[Dolphin Tale 2] is a movie and a world where adults are evil, children are mighty, and justice is won with a hug.

| Aug 24, 2017

You know how this ends, right? Of course you know how this ends. So the point of the film isn't the foregone conclusion, but the journey, which is... bland.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 9, 2017

The aquatic photography is very good and there feels like genuine emotion for Winter. It's formulaic and predictable, but hey, it sort of has to be.

| Nov 14, 2016

While the kids talk smart, there is a bit of a condescending tone to the script - where some good old fashioned science might have been more effective.

| Original Score: C | Dec 10, 2014

Barely there Morgan Freeman and Kris Kristofferson pick up the easiest paychecks of their careers, while top acting honors go to Mavis the sea turtle and Rufus the comic-relief pelican.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 8, 2014

... wholesome and occasionally moving but hardly memorable.

| Oct 31, 2014

A beautifully shot, powerful, old-fashioned family flick told by smart and responsible adults.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2014

Admirable intentions are no substitute for a compelling storyline.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 11, 2014

You can have all of the big name stars in a film that you like. But when your co-stars are dolphins, not to mention an acting pelican and an impossibly cute sea turtle, you are always going to be playing second fiddle.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2014

It doesn't have the focus or splash of the original, but Charles Martin Smith's sequel winningly wears its heart on its sleeve and Winter plays herself to a crowd-pleasing tee.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 5, 2014

A shapeless and aimless film is padded out by a trite coming-of-age plot involving Nathan Gamble as Sawyer.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 3, 2014

Perfectly harmless but also a bit pointless as it tries to manufacture a drama from true events that might have been better served by a documentary.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 3, 2014

Smith keeps it swimming confidently along, propelled by decent acting, lovely cinematography and a great wave of wholesome charm.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 3, 2014

In the end, it's the feel-good animal antics that will appeal and keep the audience on edge once peril rears its ugly head.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 3, 2014