Shark Tale (2004)

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Directed by
Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson

Written by
Michael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman

Cast
Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie [more]

Shark Tale Reviews

After consideration of all its strengths (inspired casting, some funny one-liners, etc) and all its weaknesses (insipid voice acting by Will Smith, awkward “moral” scenes), one comes to the conclusion that ‘Shark Tale’ is a rather vanilla entry in the rapidly expanding genre of computer animation. [read review]  --Joe Rickey (Movie-Gurus.com) It's not as good as Shrek, the Toy Story movies, or Finding Nemo, but it's better than Ice Age and Shrek 2. ... The key thing to note is that Shark Tale represents solid family entertainment, and will find a special place in the hearts of those who adorethe Godfather movies and the TV series "The Sopranos." [read review]  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews) Shark Tale exists solely to provide fodder for Happy Meals, to let a few celebrities come to work in their sweat pants, and to give DreamWorks Animation the pretense of keeping up with the Joneses. We know they can do better than this. The only thing Shark Tale leaves is the question of why they didn't. [read review] D --Rob Vaux (Flipsidemovies.com) If there’s a joke in there, I sure can’t find it. Mostly, though, it’s a gentle comedy that teaches the requisite lesson about being yourself while taking no chances whatsoever, unless you count not changing the lyrics to the 70s classic “Carwash” even as the object being washed is a whale. [read review]  --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews) The pop-cultural satire is fairly toothless -- do we really need more Mafia parodies at this point? And does De Niro do anything BUT Mafia parodies anymore? -- and the "sweet" moments ring false and feel obligatory. There are laughs, yes, but nothing so witty you'll remember it later, and nothing so touching you'll get a lump in your throat. This one's going belly-up, chum. [read review] C+ --Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com) Despite the all-star cast, including Oscar (Will Smith) and Lenny (Jack Black), "Shark Tale" is a shipwreck. They say a dead fish stinks from the head first - but the animated shipwreck "Shark Tale" arrives reeking all over. [read review]  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post) "Shark Tale" isn't any trouble to sit through. But in a way, that's a problem. It neglects the opportunity to go deeper into originality and, after a while, those incessant sea puns and the mafioso shtick wear pretty thin. [read review] --Desson Thomson (Washington Post) Shark Tale is a tour de force, where some weakness of plot is counterbalanced by technical virtuosity, top name stars, superb characterisation and voicing combined with popular cultural musical icons. [read review] 8/10 --Avril Carruthers (Movie-Vault.com) Shark Tale is beautifully animated and may be enough to distract kids with the pretty colors, but adults and savvy animation fans are likely to recognize the lack of effort in the humor department. [read review]  --Erik Childress (eFilmCritic.com) “Shark Tale” has a good share of humor to go along with the splendid look and feel, but it is just too familiar, too alike to the other films from Disney and Dreamworks to really stand on its own. [read review]  --Jason Whyte (eFilmCritic.com) "Shark Tale" is a fine kettle of fish that should be irresistible to anyone who loves movies, while also offering some interesting subtext giving the feature an extra little bite. [read review] --Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz) Though "Shark Tale" shares a central father-son relationship with last year's "Finding Nemo," it has none of the emotional tug of that movie, neither does it really go for one. [read review]  --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News) Shark Tale has quite a few funny moments, and a few which aren't as funny as they perhaps should be. It's an average movie, which makes it good enough for a watch in my book. [read review]  --Jay Seaver (eFilmCritic.com) Dreamworks seems to be relying a little too much on what's "hip" now and even though I was entertained by this film, I don't think it will become a classic anytime soon. [read review] 7/10 --'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com) Unfortunately, you know you are in the presence of big names while watching Shark Tale, but that’s about all it ever comes down to in 85 minutes. [read review] C+ --Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info) Enjoyable enough, but Shark Tale is no Nemo , despite several good gags and the best efforts of an impressive vocal cast. [read review]  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon) All in all, ''Shark Tale'' is reasonably good fun, even if, in the end, it's not really very interesting. [read review] --A.O. Scott (The New York Times) This watered down Nemo still has enough flava to quench your thirst if just given a chance. [read review]  --Derek May (MovieWeb)

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