One of Dreamworks' best to date

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2014)

I love Shrek 2 now just as much as I did when I was a kid. Much superior to the first entry in the franchise in both comedy and heart (let's pretend the third film never happened), this is possibly the funniest Dreamworks movie at the present. I've seen it dozens of times in the past ten years since it was released and it never gets old, even though I know most of the dialogue by heart at this point.
To be honest, this movie does have a few drawbacks for me personally. The use of pop music in the background proves distracting and cheap at times. Some of the pop culture references will no doubt date. The human characters look vaguely uncanny and occasionally downright ugly, even ones who are meant to be attractive. Then again, the Shrek series was never about looking super appealing in the classic Disney vein, and that suits the film's irreverent universe.
Still, I adore this film and it always makes me laugh. Whether you have kids or not, this is good stuff for an evening viewing or if you just need a laugh.