Self-referential fairy-tale - innovative animation

Rating: 5/10 (30 July 2001)

Latest technology renders this animated feature more "lifelike" than any previous efforts. On top of that, it takes a sly dig at fairy tale films, particularly Walt Disney. Shrek, the main character, is an ugly ogre who only wants to be left alone. Events lead him to a quest to rescue a princess. Tongue in cheek humour throughout raises this fairy tale way above the average. Unfortunately I'm not into fairy tales, even self-referential ones.