Dolphin Tale 2 2014

     Winter is a rescued dolphin with a specially created prosthetic tail and she was featured in Dolphin Tale of 2011.  Panama is about 40 years old and she shares a tank with Winter as a surrogate mother.  Panama passes away and Winter goes into deep depression.  Mandy is another rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Hospital but testing has shown that she dolphin can be released back into the wild.  One of the missions of the hospital is to return dolphins to their natural habitat if possible.  If they don’t have a tank mate for Winter, she will need to be transferred to another facility.  It’s a USDA requirement that dolphins not be kept alone in tanks unless specifically necessary.

     There is a lot of drama to be worked out in this sequel.  Many scenes in this film are based on the actual events in Clearwater Florida and they show the actual rescues of Mandy and Hope at the end of the film.  Many of the cast from Dolphin Tale return for this sequel.  3 1/2* (I liked this movie)

107 min, Drama directed by Charles Martin Smith with Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Julia Winter, Harry Connick Jr., Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Austin Stowell, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Juliana Harkavy, Bethany Hamilton.

Note:  Imdb 6.5 out of 10, 67% critic 73% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*.

Special Note:  Bethany Hamilton was featured in her own film Soul Surfer.  In 2003 she lost her arm during a severe shark attack and she was able to return to professional surfing.