Metacritic reviews

Represents solid family entertainment, and will find a special place in the hearts of those who adore the "Godfather" movies and the TV series "The Sopranos."

Comes off as an overly jokey but often quite entertaining spoof that should please families everywhere.

Full of invention, but under the colorful icing is a slightly stale cake.

With the combination of mobster characters and heavily R&B, hip-hop and disco/soul tune orientation of the soundtrack, pic has a more streetwise feel than most animated fare, which is not to say that it has street smarts.

The noisiest laughs in this watery animated comedy are reserved for those who value self-referential winks above all else.

The film has a hectic, sitcom air and a full-of-himself hero who is as likely to grate as to ingratiate.

It's stale, like something you wrap in yesterday's newspaper.

Shark Tale's shallow plot and leagues of padding put it fully in the shadow of last year's animated underwater offering, the nifty, heartfelt "Finding Nemo."

Every single joke, character detail, music montage, and pop-culture reference looks extensively market-tested, whether via screenings, focus groups, or other box-office successes.

Falls prey to the lazy assumption that a parade of whiz-bang CGI will cover for the absence of a muscular story.