Adult comedy you can take the kids to!

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 2001)

Shrek is not just a kids film - don't be fooled by the rating. It's extremely funny and entertaining for audiences of all ages. Like the Simpsons, the kids will enjoy it a lot, but will have more than a few jokes go over their heads.
Simply put, this is a classic fairy tale with a wicked twist. You'll see a lot of classic characters in there, but not in the way that you might think. One of the great things about the film is seeing just what they've done with all of the classic fairy tales to fit them in.
The performances by all 4 main voice-actors were excellent (Eddie Murphy being the jewel in the crown) and the graphics were amazing. I don't know if I should really say any more than that - I don't want to give anything away!
It should really come as no surprise that this film is doing so well and is _killing_ Pearl Harbour at the box office. Hollywood needs to take a long hard look at this film and work out what the rest of their scriptwriters should be aiming at. See