Finding Nemo wannabe -- not even close!

Rating: 4/10 (16 February 2005)

I was expecting this movie to be along the lines of Finding Nemo. (I mean, come on, another 3-D animated underwater film with talking fish. How different can it be?) Maybe you can blame my lack of imagination, but this movie crosses the limits on turning the sea world into a human world. Finding Nemo had an innocent environment with "schools" of fish. Shark Tale had corruption, gangs, greed, seduction, a social hierarchy, racism, poverty, and even a Times Square. I'm sorry, but including all of these things in an animated children's film defeats the purpose of personifying the marina life. It's not like the story is unique either. It has the typical plot in a countless number of movies. This movie not only alienates the adult audience but conveys all the despicable aspects of our society to the kids.