Lacking in wit and charm

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2005)

The original Shrek was a treat for the eye, and deserved the praise, awards and money it got. Too bad the sequel doesn't really provide any of the aspects that made 'Shrek' such a fun movie.
The main problem of the movie I think is that 'Shrek' now is an engaged man (well, male ogre anyway), who feels he has to 'fit in' in society. If in part 1 he was free to be himself, now he is bound by rules. In this way, the story feels more 'real' if you will, with real people and real emotions playing a part in the 'Kingdom, Far Far Away'. Shrek 1, in a sense, was more absurd, and therefore way funnier and fresher, than part 2.
I'm not getting my hopes up for part 3 anymore... 5/10.