Will Smith brings hip-hop zest to the voice of Oscar, a fast-talking everyfish who rejects his life at the whale wash & longs for fortune & fame in this animated film from Dreamworks. A combination of FINDING NEMO & GOODFELLAS set in New York, here sharks are old-school gangsters who prey on the local citizenry & hang out in the wreck of the Titanic. Martin Scorsese does the voice of Mr. Sykes, Oscars blowfish boss, who owes head Shark Don Lino (Robert De Niro) a lot of clams. Don Lino wants to turn over his reign to his two sons, but youngest Lenny (Jack Black) is a closet vegetarian. The plot thickens when Oscar takes credit for the accidental death of Lennys brother, & suddenly finds the fame & fortune hes been seeking, only its based on the lie that hes the shark slayer. Its tough not to like this spunky fish story, especially with Scorsese & De Niro verbally one-upping each other in some hilarious bits. Also noteworthy: a pair of hilariously mellow Rastafarian jellyfish (Ziggy Marley & Doug E. Doug) & Peter Falk as an old Tiger Shark who hangs around the Titanic crooning My Heart Will Go On. Renee Zellweger & Angelina Jolie are the females--one pure of heart, one a fish fatale
- battling over Oscars affection. In addition to all that, there should be enough goofy humour, action, & goofing to keep the kids riveted.