Shark Tale
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Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
What critics thought
Critics found Shark Tale a mostly derivative, pop-culture-stuffed also-ran that couldn't escape comparisons to Finding Nemo, though audiences were considerably more forgiving than reviewers. The central tension in the reviews is whether its rapid-fire references and celebrity voice cast generate enough energy to compensate for a thin, adult-skewing premise awkwardly aimed at children.
“Overfamiliarity extends to the story, jokes and music, most of which reference popular entertainment of about 30 years ago”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“Since the target audience for Shark Tale is presumably kids and younger teenagers, how many of them have seen the R-rated Godfather and will get all the inside jokes?”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“an overly jokey but often quite entertaining spoof that should please families everywhere”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Vicky JensonDirector
Bibo BergeronDirector
Rob LettermanDirector
Will SmithOscar (voice)
Robert De NiroDon Lino (voice)
Renée ZellwegerAngie (voice)
Jack BlackLenny (voice)
Angelina JolieLola (voice)
Ziggy MarleyErnie (voice)
Martin ScorseseSykes (voice)
David P. SmithCrazy Joe (voice)
Doug E. DougBernie (voice)
Michael ImperioliFrankie (voice)
Vincent PastoreLuca (voice)
Peter FalkDon Feinberg (voice)
Hans ZimmerComposer
Michael J. WilsonWriterFrom the studio
Shark Tale
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
What critics thought
Critics found Shark Tale a mostly derivative, pop-culture-stuffed also-ran that couldn't escape comparisons to Finding Nemo, though audiences were considerably more forgiving than reviewers. The central tension in the reviews is whether its rapid-fire references and celebrity voice cast generate enough energy to compensate for a thin, adult-skewing premise awkwardly aimed at children.
“Overfamiliarity extends to the story, jokes and music, most of which reference popular entertainment of about 30 years ago”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“Since the target audience for Shark Tale is presumably kids and younger teenagers, how many of them have seen the R-rated Godfather and will get all the inside jokes?”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“an overly jokey but often quite entertaining spoof that should please families everywhere”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Vicky JensonDirectorBibo BergeronDirectorRob LettermanDirectorWill SmithOscar (voice)Robert De NiroDon Lino (voice)Renée ZellwegerAngie (voice)Jack BlackLenny (voice)Angelina JolieLola (voice)Ziggy MarleyErnie (voice)Martin ScorseseSykes (voice)David P. SmithCrazy Joe (voice)Doug E. DougBernie (voice)Michael ImperioliFrankie (voice)Vincent PastoreLuca (voice)Peter FalkDon Feinberg (voice)Hans ZimmerComposerMichael J. WilsonWriterFrom the studio
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