Diverting but little else

Rating: 4/10 (1 March 2004)

A pretty good digital cartoon, which manages to create a fantasy world that is, for this die-hard true fantasy fan, too close to the "real" world. Shrek is an ogre cast in the role of a hero, and he and his princess have to discover the real meaning of love, or something like that. There is some OK comedy, but if the mule character doesn't appeal to you there is very little to enjoy here as far as that goes. Meyer's voice for Shrek was too much like his one for "Dirty Bastard" in AP2 to not escape distraction.

Tacked on to the video release is an excruciating extra karaoke ending, perhaps the worst concept in video marketing ever to reach fruition, but I suppose the kiddies must like it.
I saw it on video, but this one seems like more of an audience-pleaser, and doesn't play too well to a fairly empty room.