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Shark Tale (2004)

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 174
Fresh: 62 | Rotten: 112

Derivative and full of pop culture in-jokes.

38

Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 21

Derivative and full of pop culture in-jokes.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 609,522

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Movie Info

Oceanic wise guys meet up with a small fish who has a big attitude in this computer-animated comedy. Don Lino (voice of Robert De Niro) is the patriarch of a family of sharks who lord over a bustling aquatic community based along a massive underwater reef. Don Lino has two sons, Frankie (voice of Michael Imperioli) and Lenny (voice of Jack Black); Frankie is a carnivorous tough guy who takes after his father, but Lenny is, at heart, a kind soul who has earned the ire of his dad by becoming a

Feb 8, 2005

$160.8M

DreamWorks SKG

Cast

All Critics (179) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (115) | DVD (19)

It is not in the same level of Finding Nemo but I still think it is worth seeing.

October 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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Story is everything and Shark's is rather thin and soupy, despite the winning improvisational skills of stars Will Smith and Jack Black.

October 1, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
USA Today
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An uneasy cross between rival studio Pixar's Finding Nemo and DreamWorks' own Shrek franchise.

October 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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An entertaining 90 minutes.

October 1, 2004 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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A happy, fizzy film, splashed in brilliant colors.

October 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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Inside this dazzling animation is a dim plot that imagines Goodfellas living in the land of Jaws and being serviced by the dudes at the Car Wash.

October 1, 2004 Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Fast, fresh, funny action comedy set undersea.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Fast, fun and fabulous.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

The script is a long string of awful verbal and visual puns, and the animation, while colorful, is a big step back from the Shrek films (and nowhere near Pixar's league).

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Sacramento News & Review

Quite simply the most middle of the road CG movie I think you'll ever see.

October 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | Comment
Dark Horizons

Want a good fish story? Watch Finding Nemo again instead

October 11, 2006 Comment

full review in Greek

October 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
Movies for the Masses

The kind of flashy and colorful but insultingly trite Hollywood regurgitation that far too often gets a pass under the excuse that "it's just a kids' movie."

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Although the vocal performances often amuse and delight, the overall design is charmless.

April 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

Katzenberg and company still haven't figured out that was makes Pixar's features so much better isn't just the quality of the art but the way they manage to generate actual emotion without coming across as superficial or cloying.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

Shark Tale is no disaster, but despite the efforts of three directors, two screenwriters and phalanxes of technicians, it seems to be treading water.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Independent | Comment
Independent

The movie is clearly written and produced around the persona of Will Smith, which is either glorious news or cringe-inducing, depending upon who you are.

June 26, 2005 Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | Comment

Nine years after Toy Story, the novelty of computer animation has worn off. Story and character need to capture our imagination.

April 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

A solid film with a fair share of chuckles.

April 8, 2005 Comment

'Es divertida, colorida y musical. Una buena cinta de animación que injustamente ha sido menospreciada quizá por los valores que la hacen importante'

April 4, 2005 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Shark Tale

Even with an all star cast, and good enthusiasm that brings the characters to life, the pop culture references and predictable plot are to big a distraction.

August 16, 2011
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

OK+

June 14, 2011
spielberg00
Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

    1. Lenny: No one's looking.
    – Submitted by Anthony A (40 days ago)
    1. Shrimp: NOOOOOOOOO!
    2. Lenny: Put the shrimp down!!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (40 days ago)
    1. Shrimp: [When Lino is trying to make Lenny eat the other shrimp] NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (40 days ago)
    1. Don Lino: EAT!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (40 days ago)
    1. Don Lino: EAT IT!
    – Submitted by Anthony A (40 days ago)

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