A waste of time

Rating: 2/10 (15 February 2005)

I certainly expected more from the group that put out the excellent "Shrek". The story is boring, the characters are not sympathetic, and the whole movie seems to lack heart. The lead character, "Oscar", is one of the least appealing cartoon characters I have ever seen. He is a liar and a cheat. He is also lazy, selfish and a slacker (just the kind of role model kids need). There are a couple of funny spots in the film. For example. some of the action takes place on the wreck of the Titanic and in one scene a character is thrown against the wall. He lands on top of a picture which is the famous drawing of "Rose" from "Titanic". Unfortunately there are not enough funny spots to make up for the long unfunny segments. Very young kids, especially those who go for hip-hop. will probably like it, but adults will be put off by the whole thing. This is one that won't be in my library of films.