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Shark Tale

2004

Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson ...

Animation, Voice: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger ...

5.3

19,339

Animation. Comedy. Kids Oscar (Will Smith's voice), a bottom-feeding fish, sees his opportunity when a shark (De Niro's voice) who is the son of the shark Mafia leader is killed by a dropped anchor. Oscar takes credit by convincing everyone that he’s responsible for removing this bad guy from the underwater society, but he soon finds that being known as someone who killed a member of the Mob has its drawbacks.

	Media	Author	Review
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Shark Tale' is reasonably good fun, even if, in the end, it's not really very interesting."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There are a lot of funny moments in 'Shark Tale,' free-standing gags, clever lines, neat twists, but the movie never comes together into a convincing enterprise (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"With dollar signs in its eyes and nothing in its heart, 'Shark Tale' calculates each moment for the broadest appeal, but its impact couldn't be more impersonal"
		William Thomas Empire	"Servicable, family entertainment, but not half as sharp as it thinks it is (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The quality of the animation is something everyone will agree is top-notch (...) The key thing to note is that 'Shark Tale' represents solid family entertainment (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Rob Mackie The Guardian	"There are nice touches (...) But there's too much that's a little obvious (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Clinton CNN	"A fine kettle of fish that should be irresistible to anyone who loves movies, while also offering some interesting subtext giving the feature an extra little bite."
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"One of the problems with 'Shark Tale' is that it’s composed of too many standard components"

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