Entertaining, but not for little kids

Rating: 9/10 (3 June 2001)

This was a very entertaining movie. The visuals were excellent, and the dialogue walked a fine line between being funny for adults and funny for children. In fact, this movie isn't a good one for young children to see, hence the PG rating. That should be the first clue for those parents who have taken young children to see it, that they may not understand it.
However, this movie is extremely biting and funny for adults. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow do a great job with the subtle in-jokes. Eddie Murphy is probably the only person in the world who could take the obnoxious donkey and make him as funny and memorable as he did. He provides most of the jokes for the younger members of the audience.
The story was very predictable, but the movie wasn't really about the story, it was more about the in-jokes, wicked satirical comedy sequences (Robin Hood, the singing bird, Gingerbread Man, etc...) and witty dialogue. And that is where you get your money's worth. 9/10