1/2 Great, 1/2 OK

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2001)

The first half was fantastic! We got to see all of our favorite fairy tale characters in glorious 3-D animation. Very funny, and highly entertaining! The Gingerbread Man totally stole the show!
And then there was the second half. Eh, nothing to write home about. It's basically your standard Disney-esque fairy tale love story (which I'm sure was the point... ).
I wish they would have done more with Lord F.'s gathering of all the fairy tale creatures. Overall, Shrek is pretty short and could have used more background story; nonetheless, it is a treat for the entire family.