Arrrgh, she blows.

Rating: 5/10 (25 February 2006)

If you're looking for a cartoon version of who's who in Hollywood then this is the film for you. If you're looking for a well animated, well delivered film set underwater with some degree of character depth then perhaps 'Finding Nemo' or 'The Little Mermaid' will be more up your street. This film is slick and in some places quite amusing but it doesn't ever really engage the audience and I found myself really not bothered about any of the characters or the story. Admittedly this is for kids (and I'm 24) but I love a good cartoon/animation and to be perfectly frank this wasn't one.
From the second the film was advertised I knew it was going to be a 'voice fest' - lots of famous people, playing caricatured versions of themselves for comedic effect. I sincerely hope that the good people at Dreamworks have learnt their lesson, in animated movies it's not the stars who sell, it's the story. Okay, there are probably Dreamworks fans who will jump to it's defence and draw parallels with Shrek, and yeah Shrek was loaded with stars but it also has a brilliant storyline and succeeds where this film fails.
My advice for Dreamworks execs; with more plot and less stars they might have made a movie that didn't just sink into oblivion like a dead whale. Too late now. Give them a side order of chips and some Tartare sauce.
I gave this movie a 5. Average all the way.