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Shark Tale (2004)

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Reviews Counted:169

Fresh:58

Rotten:111

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Derivative and full of pop culture in-jokes.

Rated: U [See Full Rating] for some mild language and crude humor

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:15-10-2004

Synopsis: Oscar (Will Smith) is a fast-talking little fish who dreams big. But his big dreams land him in hot water when a great white lie turns him into an unlikely hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow... Oscar (Will Smith) is a fast-talking little fish who dreams big. But his big dreams land him in hot water when a great white lie turns him into an unlikely hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow Oscar’s story hook, line and sinker and he is showered with fame and fortune. It’s all going along swimmingly, until it starts to become clear that Oscar’s tale about being the defender of the Reef is all wet. Oscar is finding out that being a hero comes at a Market Price when his lie threatens to make him the Catch of the Day. Now he has to tread water until he can get the scales to tip back in his favor again. "Shark Tale" stars the voices of Will Smith as Oscar, a hustler, who has always been able to fin-agle his way out of trouble, until now; two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro ("Raging Bull," "The Godfather, Part II") as Don Lino, a great white shark at the top of the Reef’s food chain; two-time Oscar® nominee Renée Zellweger ("Chicago," "Bridget Jones’s Diary") as Angie, a beautiful angel fish who harbors a secret crush on Oscar; Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie ("Girl, Interrupted") as Lola, the femme fatale, a dragon fish who uses her feminine wiles to get what she wants; Jack Black ("School of Rock") as Don Lino’s son Lenny, a great white shark who is a closet vegetarian; and multiple Oscar®-nominated director Martin Scorsese ("Gangs of New York," "Goodfellas") as Sykes, a puffer fish who is full of hot air and never misses an opportunity to make a few extra clams. Rounding out the main cast are: veteran actor Peter Falk ("Columbo") as Don Brizzi, a shark who is long in the tooth, but still has plenty of bite left; Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos") as Don Lino’s oldest son Frankie, a chip off the old shark; Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos") as Luca, an oily octopus, which makes him the perfect right-hand man; and Doug E. Doug and Ziggy Marley as Bernie and Ernie, two Rastafarian jelly fish with a stinging sense of humor. "Shark Tale" is directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Vicky Jenson, with Rob Letterman serving as co-director. Bill Damaschke, Janet Healy and Allison Segan are producing. [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese

Starring: Will Smith, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Ziggy Marley, Peter Falk, Vincent Pastore, Michael Imperioli

Director: Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron

Director: Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron
Screenwriter: Mark Swift, Damian Shannon
Producer: Allison Lyon Segan, Bill Damaschke
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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It's Finding Nemo gutted of all its charm and remixed for urban hit radio.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/01/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

If you aren't entirely annoyed by the presence of every movie cliché ever written, you might get a kick out of how each and every one is worked into the dialogue.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
10/01/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

...all shiny surfaces, bright colors and corny jokes, backed up by a percolating, vaguely irritating soundtrack of pop-rap...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
10/01/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

A limp fish stick that's all crumbs and no meat.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/01/04
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Defers to easy sludge, whale poop and passed gas jokes meant to reel kids back into their seats every time the mature Mafia references swim over their heads.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
10/01/04
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Eclipse Magazine

Opportunistic, utterly calculated, marred by the cartoon minstrelsy of the Will Smith fish, and aggressively 'hip' in the forced manner of a breakfast cereal commercial...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
10/01/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The mystery is why Dreamworks continues to desperately imitate when they’re capable of brilliant original work like "Shrek 2"

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
10/01/04
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

By the end of the film it wasn’t my stomach that was hurting from laughter; it was my butt that was sore from the pop culture/product placement spanking I was enduring.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
10/01/04
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

The uproarious Shark Tale is sure to please fish-lovin' masses, but it might have benefited from a little Pixar fairy dust to make it more complete.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
10/01/04
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Gangster meets ‘gangsta’ hip-hop in a (mostly) family-friendly but ultimately forgettable fish story.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
10/01/04
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

The father-son business is tired, of course (and yes, Finding Nemo got there first).

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
10/01/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

This Tale has been told before, but we don't mind hearing it again

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
10/01/04
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

Never comes together into a convincing enterprise

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/01/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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While it's no Finding Nemo (and isn't trying to be), it's the wackiest, most energetic, and possibly most entertaining effort to date from DreamWorks' CGI animators.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
09/30/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Entertaining.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
09/30/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Everyone knows what the typical Will Smith character sounds like, and anyone who doesn't want to listen to it magnified three-fold for 90 minutes should stay far, far away.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
09/30/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Lame undersea kid-flick mob comedy is rotten from head to tail, despite all the talent involved.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
09/30/04
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

[T]his is the cinematic equivalent of dressing the dog and the cat up in frilly dresses and making them attend a tea party...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
09/30/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

If there's any reason for Shark Tale's existence other than to give celebs a chance to play around as animated sea creatures, I don't see it.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
09/30/04
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Jack Nicholson, Prizzi’s Honor; Dean Stockwell, Married to the Mob; Robert DeNiro, Shark Tale. The mafia is no stranger to great cartoon characters.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
09/30/04
Richard Horgan
Richard Horgan
FilmStew.com
 
 
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