If you are fascinated by dolphins and are looking for an entertaining family movie, consider "Dolphins Tale 2."

The charming movie has a good cast, including two outstanding young leads; gentle humor, life lessons, and then there are those dolphins.Dolphins connect us to the sea. They are human-like in their reactions. Their cherubic faces are in a perpetual state of bliss.That's not always the cast for Winter, the rescue dolphin of the first "Dolphin Tale" movie that was outfitted with a prosthetic tailfin after its fin was caught in a crab trap.The storyline in the movie sequel centers on finding Winter a companion dolphin to Panama, its elderly surrogate mother, who has died.Titles at the start of "Dolphin Tale 2" state the movie is based on a true story that took place at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where most of the movie is set. The lead actors reprise their "Dolphin Tale" roles.As Winter the dolphin becomes more despondent, a United States Department of Agriculture inspector (Charles Martin Smith, who also directs "Dolphin Tale 2" and directed "Dolphin Tale") pressures aquarium director, Dr. Clay Haskett (Harry Connick, Jr.) to find a companion dolphin for Winter or the dolphin will be transferred to another aquarium.Lorraine (Ashley Judd) encourages her son, Sawyer (Nathan Gamble), to accept a scholarship for a three-month Semester at Sea program, but the teen can't seem to tear himself away from the aquarium.Sawyer and Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff), a daughter of Dr. Haskett, are volunteers at the aquarium and are amazingly adept with Winter, sensing his every mood.Morgan Freeman plays the avuncular Dr. Cameron McCarthy, breathes energy into his every scene and has some of the movie's funniest zingers.Kris Kristofferson has a small role as Dr. Haskett's father. Also reprising their roles are Austin Highsmith (Phoebe), Juliana Harkavy (Rebecca) and Austin Stowell (Kyle).The movie includes a lovely green sea turtle named Mavis and a mischievous pelican named Rufus."Dolphin Tale 2" is beautifully filmed on location, with scenes of the beach, wharf and aquarium, emphasizing the blues, greens and aqua inherent in the settings. There is underwater photography of cavorting dolphins and of the dolphins cavorting with the movie's young stars.There are credits for puppetry, animatronics and computerized special effects. However, none will be discernable to most movie goers.Bethany Hamilton, whose left arm was lost in a shark attack while she was surfing, appears as herself.This brings us to one of the subthemes in "Dolphin Tale 2," that of accepting people with special needs. Winter the dolphin's prosthetic tale symbolizes this theme and figures strongly in the movie's plot resolution, which won't be revealed here.Smith (best-known for his role as Terry in "American Graffiti," 1973) wrote the screenplay for "Dolphin Tale 2," based on characters created by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi, who co-wrote the "Dolphin Tale" screenplay.The Clearwater Marine Aquarium motto is: rescue, research, rehab and release. Doesn't that just about say it all about life?"Dolphin Tale 2" is enjoyable: one-part nature film, one-part teen coming-of-age and one-part family drama. It's one of those rare contemporary feature movies that can be enjoyed by nearly the entire family.If you liked "Dolphin Tale," you may like "Dolphin Tale 2" even more. Even if you haven't seen the first movie, the sequel stands on its own, just like those dolphins doing fin-stands in the water.And I, for one. would welcome "Dolphin Tale 3.""Dolphin Tale 2," MPAA Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children) for some mild thematic elements; Genre: Drama, Family; Run time: 1 hr., 47 min.; Distributed by Warner Bros.Credit Readers Anonymous: Before the "Dolphin Tale 2" end credits roll, footage of dolphin rescues and releases at Clearwater Marine Aquarium are shown. At the very end of the credits, you will hear one of the funny noises made by dolphins.Box Office, Sept 19: "The Maze Runner" found its way to No. 1, with $32.5 million, keeping "A Walk Among The Tombstones" opening way back at No. 2, with a disappointing $13.1 million and leaving "This Is Where I Leave You" even further behind, opening at No. 3 with a very unfunny $11.8 million, and dropping "No Good Deed" from No. 1 to No. 4, $10.2 million, $40.1 million, two weeks;5. "Dolphin Tale 2," $9 million, $27 million, two weeks; 6."Guardians Of The Galaxy," $5.1 million, $313.6 million, eight weeks; 7. "Let's Be Cops," $2.6 million, $77.1 million, six weeks; 8. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," $2.6 million, $185 million, seven weeks; 9. "The Drop," $2 million, $7.6 million, two weeks; 10. "If I Stay," $1.8 million, $47.6 million, five weeks;Unreel, Sept. 26:"The Equalizer": Denzel Washington stars as a military operative who comes out of retirement to battle Russian gangsters. This takes place in Boston, not Ukraine. Chloe Grace Moretz, Melissa Leo and Bill Pullman co-star in the action-thriller."The Boxtrolls": The animated comedy is based on the children's novel, "Here Be Monsters" by Alan Snow. Ben Kingsley is among the voice talent."The Two Faces Of January": Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst star in the thriller about a con artist and his wife who must flee Athens."Days And Nights": A Memorial Day weekend family get-together has comedic results. Katie Holmes, William Hurt, Allison Janney and Jean Reno star.Two Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes