Somehow I missed the Shrek bandwagon...thank god

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2004)

I'm just not sure how these two movies have been so well received. The story line in the second installment was just downright poor. Shrek is the poster child for teen angst, while donkey's annoying characteristics still don't come off as being funny, they come off as being ANNOYING.
Little things like the soundtrack for the film are equally as frustrating. When there is potential action unfolding on the screen I don't want to hear Smashmouth, Counting Crows or any Indie rock wannabee band distract me.
The saving grace in Shrek 2 is the addition of Puss in Boots who thankfully steals the show. After getting bombarded with less than witty pop culture references, I can still smile a little thinking of Antonio Banderas as the voice of cat. Overall, this is a movie that lacks anything fresh, and I wish I could go back to the theater and take back my $7. 50 and donate it to the "Please Don't Release Another Terrible Shrek Movie" fund.