Disappointing animated film.....but the kids will probably still love it.

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2005)

Being a huge fan of all animated films, I was really looking forward to seeing "Shark Tale". Unfortunately, it did not live up to the expectations that I expected.
"Shark Tale" takes place in an underwater version of New York City. The story follows Oscar (voice by Will Smith), a small fish that works at the whale wash. Oscar dreams of bigger things, and when is mistaken for killing a shark, he is propelled into the spotlight that he so craved. Unfortunately, the shark was the son of Don Lino (voiced by Robert DeNiro), an underwater crime boss, and now Oscar has to hide from the mafia.
The animation is superb, as is to be expected by the animators of "Shrek". However, the story to me was just not funny, and the characters were annoying, as was the music (sorry folks, I'm a rocker, and rap just does not work for me). Of course, the small fry will probably giggle at this film.
It seems that I have been spoiled by the fantastic film "Shrek", and expected the same here, but I was wrong. I will definitely stick to "Shrek".