Shark Tale

2004 Comedy

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 vegetarian. One of Don Lino's cronies is Sykes (voice of Martin Scorsese), who runs a "whale wash" where Oscar (voice of Will Smith) scrubs aquatic mammals for a living. Oscar is a small but ambitious fish who dreams of making something of himself, and when a dropped anchor accidentally kills Frankie, Oscar is suddenly (if mistakenly) celebrated as "the shark killer." Oscar's overnight fame attracts the attentions of Lola (voice of Angelina Jolie), a slinky dragon fish who woos Oscar away from his steady date, Angie (voice of Renée Zellweger); however, Oscar strikes up a friendship with Lenny and has to decide what to do when Don Lino and Sykes decides it's time to "take care" of the "different" shark. Also popping up in Shark Tale's all-star voice cast are Peter Falk, Vincent Pastore, Ziggy Marley, and Katie Couric. more..

Director: Eric Bergeron

Starring: Will Smith,Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black,Angelina Jolie

Reviews

  • By avoiding the usual animation cliches, by keeping the story moving, the pictures pretty and the characters consistently amusing, director and co- writer Rob Letterman cobbles together an entertaining 90 minutes.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    27 April 2013

  • Story is everything and Shark's is rather thin and soupy, despite the winning improvisational skills of stars Will Smith and Jack Black.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • Comes off as an overly jokey but often quite entertaining spoof that should please families everywhere.

    Kirk Honeycutt - The Hollywood Reporter

    27 April 2013

  • The noisiest laughs in this watery animated comedy are reserved for those who value self-referential winks above all else.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

  • It does not have as much invigorating freshness as audiences have come to expect in computer animation.

    Kenneth Turan - Los Angeles Times

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Top Box Office Films

    ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (2005)

  • Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

    Academy Awards (2005)

     
  • Best Animated Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2005)

     
  • Animated Effects

    Annie Awards (2005)

     
  • Best Feature Film

    BAFTA Awards (2005)