Not bad, but I don't get why people love it

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2008)

I found some very funny things to laugh at in "Shrek" and managed to enjoy it somewhat. However, I simply don't understand why people are so crazy about this film. It's funny, but not that funny. Often times it comes off as just annoying and not very funny, with crude humor and jokes that don't make me laugh much at all. It can be a fun film, with great lines that you'll remember forever, particularly those from Donkey (Eddie Murphey), such as "I'm makin' waffles" or "Pick me, pick me." Those lines are great, but I personally don't see this as a monumental film at all. Sure, it entertains, but I don't see how it revolutionizes Hollywood. Eddie Murphey is a perfect voice for Donkey, but Mike Meyers doing a strange accent for Shrek just comes off odd to me. Cameron Diaz is also as annoying as always, and I wish her character was more lovable. It would move the film along better. Without giving it away, the way Lord Farquod is done away with (killed) is very unappealing and sudden to me. The ending doesn't really work. All in all, enjoyable, but not a film that should be so big and popular. Worth watching, but I didn't find it as monumental as most people seem to.
*** out of ****