Shark Tale Movie Review 2004

This animated underwater comedy has the faint smell of dead fish clinging to it--probably because it tries too hard. Boastful guppy Oscar (Smith) works at the mob-fronted Whale Wash and is in trouble with his boss (Scorsese), who thinks the kid should be taught a lesson. Teaching lessons is also on the mind of shark mob boss Lino (De Niro), who wants son Frankie (Imperioli) to straighten out his younger bro, Lenny (Black), a sweet schnook who's gone vegetarian. Oscar takes the credit when Frankie accidentally gets killed and then must defend his reputation as a sharkslayer, aided by a reluctant Lenny. Longtime collaborators De Niro and Scorsese have a blast spoofing wiseguys but a lot of the humor will only be understood by movie-loving adults and may prove sleep-inducing to the younger set.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Dreamworks Animated Movies, Go Fish, Top Grossing Films of 2004, Disorganized Crime

Screenplay

Michael J. Wilson, Rob Letterman

Director

Victoria Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, Rob Letterman

Music

Hans Zimmer

Other

Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese, Peter Falk, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Doug E. Doug, Ziggy Marley, Katie Couric, Jenifer Lewis, Lenny Venito, Phil LaMarr, Richard Anderson, Laura Z. Wasserman, Darren Higman, Nick Fletcher, Samuel Michlap, Seth Engstrom, Daniel St. Pierre

Producer

Alison Lyon Segan, Bill Damaschke, Janet Healy, DreamWorks Animation, Dreamworks Pictures