Genre: Animated/Adventure/Comedy
Director: Eric "Bibo" Bergeron, Vicky Jenson
Featuring the voices of: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie,
Martin Scorsese, Jack Black
RunTime: -
Released By: UIP
Rating: G

Now Hollywood, after "Chicken Run" and "Finding Nemo", had given me another reason why I should not dunk another piece of meat down my stomach! From the mastery of the production team that gives you the all-charming, "Shrek", "Shark Tale" is another sure winner of the animation junkie's heart! Huge, greenish ugly ogre aside, this time the production team present to you, Oscar, a tiny talkative fish with large ambition and a disgusting job: cleaning the tongue of Whales. Also presenting to the audience is Lenny, a great white shark with a "dark" side: he's a vegetarian!

Oscar looks set to be a nobody until he "single-finnedly" took on a shark. However, the shark was in fact killed by an anchor, which coincidentally fell onto its head. Willingly claiming credits and self-proclaiming himself as "sharkslayer" a.k.a. protector of the reefs, Oscar gain immediate fame and fortune! Whenever there's shark swimming close to the reefs, Oscar would reluctantly patrol the Reef, pretending to be a courageous shark-hunter when mostly he was hiding rather than seeking.

Then along came Lenny, who left home due his "sharknitarian" nature, which was view as a misfit to his shark family. Lenny became the unlikely ally of Oscar's scheme, making his lie more concrete by publicly "sparring" with him and the result would always be the shark-killer as the winner! In return, Oscar offers Lenny a shelter in a secretive hideout within the reef. When everything seem too good to be true for Oscar, Lenny's dad, Don Lino, the powerful great white shark cum the "Godfather" of the reef, came seeking revenge for his late son - the first shark that Oscar claimed to have been slaughtered.

Telling the morale of valuing your own identity and to be brave of who you are, even though you may be a "misfit" (as in the case of Lenny) or being view as a "low-life" (in the case of Oscar), this movie is a recommended weekend retreat for the whole family. In case you are still not convince, check out the list of dream casts, who were the voices of the movie's loveable characters: the voices of Academy Award® nominee Will Smith ("Ali") as Oscar; two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro ("Raging Bull," "The Godfather, Part II") as Don Lino; Academy Award® winner Renée Zellweger ("Cold Mountain") as Angie, the Angle fish; Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie ("Girl, Interrupted") as Lola, a cross between a lion fish and a dragonfish; Jack Black ("School of Rock") as Lenny; and multiple Oscar®-nominated director Martin Scorsese ("Gangs of New York," "Goodfellas") as Sykes, the puffer fish.

This is definitely another gem to the CGI movie list. Catch it if you could only afford one movie this week! But be punctual for the show as I am sure you would not want to miss the hilarious opening scene, bringing you for an orientation ride through the great reefs, which looks so much like the streets of Tokyo!

Finally completed penning this review. Now, one fish burger set for me please, Editor!