decent kids movie

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2005)

Being the horror movie guru, kids movies aren't my cup of tea. When forced to look after kids, its nearly impossible to not watch a kids movie. One night in Rome I had to look after my sister and 4 other kids and we watched Shrek 2. I haven't seen the first one so my knowledge of the series is limited.
The storyline is Shrek had married Princess Fiona and are supposed to return to the castle to visit Fiona's parents. Standing in the way of a perfect marriage is The King, Prince Charming and Fairy Godmother. On Shrek's side is Fiona, his sidekick Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy), foe turned friend Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Bandaras), and a gang of storybook people like Gingerbread Man, Pinocchio, 3 Blind Mice, 3 little pigs. Shrek will do anything to make Fiona love him so he drinks a magic potion to turn human, which Fairy Godmother uses to Charming's advantage in confusing Fiona to thinking Shrek is Charming. Shrek and his gang of fairy tale people storm the castle using a Stay Puff Marshmellow Man inspired huge Gingerbread Man to save his marriage with Fiona.
Its a decent kids movie for what its worth. The message to the kids that everyone has their own beauty is brilliant and the voice overs are somewhat hilarious. Hard to see Antonio Bandaras to go from El Mariachi to Puss in Boots but it fit the character well. If you want to entertain the kids and watch a movie as a family, this is a great choice.
9 out of 10 for a kids movie.