Shrek - The big great Disney foe. Shrekalicious!

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2007)

After reading much good reviews about Shrek in 2001, I went to see this movie without big expectations (because when a movie get's only good newspaper reviews, it doesn't always means that it's really is a truly great movie, that's my experience).
But I was wrong. This is a truly great film, but not without flaws.
I really enjoyed the fun situations in this movie; Donkey, the fairy tale characters and the up side down-turned point of view of the fairy tale formula. And of course, the great and superb animation (it's a shame that Dreamworks recent animated movies doesn't have the same great animation).
Donkey was no doubt the greatest character! Shrek were not the nicest guy in the town, but still not unlikeable either. Princess Fiona were a little more weaker character than the two "lads", but still likable. And the voice talents of the characters are doing a great job!
It seems like everybody I know absolutely adore this movie and I understand why. But still I'm considering the flaws in this picture.
HERE COMES SOMETHIN' THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SPOILER
First; Shrek music theme on the movie (on the opening, who is on the audio commentary revealed as Fiona's theme); it's absolutely awful! Why did composer Harry Gregson-Williams had to compose such an awful theme? The rest of the score is not at all bad, but that theme sucked! Otherwise, the songs were great and they stays in the background of the movie.
What this movie really is missing is some action sequences, because "Shrek" has a lot of quiet sequences, which is not bad at all, but in the length of the movie, it's getting too much of them.
The third act of the movie was a little disappointing as well (when I watched it for the first time) because it's contain predictable spoilers and then the story became a totally rip off from "The Wedding Planner" with Jennifer Lopez. The moral is very importunate as well; We're already seen the same "the outside doesn't matter"-moral several times before! OK, in this movie it is really emotionally told, but still...
SPOILERS OVER
Not get me wrong, I love this movie. It's fresh, daring and funny. It's Dreamworks real challenge tribute to Disney and it's a memorable movie, who has completely earned it's all it's good reputation. Or to say it in this way; It's shrekalicious!