Fiona And Shrek Meet The Parents!

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2007)

*Shrek 2 SPOILERS*
After the honeymoon, Shrek and Fiona are hit by a double whammy; first, Donkey is experiencing relationship troubles with his dragoness, and as a result he sticks to the happy couple like glue, and then, messengers from Far Far Away Land arrive to announce that, having heard of their daughter's wedding, they want to meet her and her husband.
This is the beginning of a very very interesting adventure, because obviously, Fiona's parents aren't really happy with their son-in-law, and neither is the Fairy Godmother, who here reveals to have quite the satanic side and had arranged to have her son, the very effeminate Prince Charming, wake up Fiona with a kiss and marry her.
She menaces Fiona's father, 'I gave you your happily ever after and I can also take it away!', so he decides to have Shrek killed by the deadliest orc-killer in town, Puss In Boots; the resourceful feline does try, but is beaten. Surprised by Shrek's kindness towards him, Puss decides to make amends by helping Shrek and Donkey, even though Donkey is a little jealous...
And as the Satanic Godmother puts her evil plans in motion, will Shrek and Fiona's love survive?
Shrek 2 is an interesting and very well-done sequel, which avoids the trap of just repeating the original's events and manages to be a jolly good time for both the actual kids and the kids in spirit, who would notice the humorous homages to movies such as 'Frankenstein', 'Lord Of The Rings' and songs such as 'Holding Out For A Hero'.
Shrek 2 - 9/10.