Shark Tale

Animation, Comedy, Family

Will Smith	Oscar (voice)
Robert De Niro	Don Lino (voice)
Renée Zellweger	Angie (voice)
Jack Black	Lenny (voice)
Angelina Jolie	Lola (voice)
Martin Scorsese	Sykes (voice)
Ziggy Marley	Ernie (voice)
Doug E. Doug	Bernie (voice)
Michael Imperioli	Frankie (voice)
Vincent Pastore	Luca (voice)

Director	Bibo Bergeron; Vicky Jenson
Producer	Bill Damaschke; Janet Healy
Writer	Michael J. Wilson; Rob Letterman

When a shark accidentally clobbers himself, a small fish named Oscar (voiced by Will Smith, I, Robot) just happens to be around, prompting everyone to believe that he killed the shark himself. This lie soon makes Oscar a celebrity, worshipped by the general mass of fish, wooed by a glittering golddigger (Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted), missed by his best friend (Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain)--and hunted by the godfather of great whites (Robert De Niro, Goodfellas). Can a vegetarian shark named Lenny (Jack Black, School of Rock) get Oscar out of this mess? The formulaic story of Shark Tale never reaches the giddy heights of Pixar's output (Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Toy Story) or the freewheeling comedy of Shrek, but it's capably told and impeccably animated--the sheer technical skill is stunning. Kids won't get the mobster jokes or the other pop-culture references, but they'll enjoy it nonetheless. --Bret Fetzer