Pure Gold

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2001)

Thank God for Dreamworks -- once again, they've put together a movie with more on its mind than dollar signs. I would like very much to know who could possibly vote this movie a mere 1 -- other than the cursÃ¨d minions of Michael Eisner, who are no doubt sleeping uneasy these days as Shrek passes the $100 million mark.
So what does Dreamworks have that Disney -- after so many years, and so many great films -- lacks ? Imagination. A willingness to take risks. Cleverness. An understanding of double meanings ("compensating for something," hmmm ?). But, really, it can all be boiled down to one thing -- one thing that isn't easy to find in Hollywood these days -- Inspiration. The indefinable, unreproducable 'it' that suggests that the movie was not some mass-produced machine-movie but something crafted. Something decent.
By all means, don't miss Shrek. With so much drek coming out of Hollywood these days, we need to support the good stuff.