Fun for all ages!

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2001)

DreamWorks has done it! They delivered a masterpiece of a fractured fairy-tale, complete with every character from every fairy tale you can possibly remember, though they all seem to need therapists. Shrek (Mike Myers) isn't your traditional dashing-hero-to-the-rescue. Instead, he is a rather bitter, slightly Scottish ogre who just wants to be left alone. Hard to do when your only companion is a donkey (Eddie Murphy) who won't shut up. Off the pair go to a (typical) shadowed castle guarded by an fiery pink dragon to save the Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), a woman who is not what she seems. Their ultimate goal is to get Fiona to the castle to marry Lord Farquad (John Lithgow), a rather diminutive man who makes up for what he lacks in a decidedly Freudian way. Seamlessly, DreamWorks brings this diverse cast together in a work of computer-generated artistic brilliance. The story carries itself effortlessly, smattered here and there with adult-themed jokes but child friendly fun. The animation is fantastic. It has more depth than any other computer generated film that came before it. The action sequences (odd to think there would be any in an animated flick) are hilarious and will leave you in tears. Take everyone you can round up to this movie!! You will all enjoy it!!
Score - 10 out of 10!