Meh. It's good, I guess.

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 2002)

A lot of people might respond to this with, "How can you possibly Meh this film??" But I do, gladly. Meh. This movie just didn't tug at my heartstrings the way I wanted it to. Donkey is very cute but Shrek is a little too vulgar to be likeable. (I have the disadvantage of being a real adult, so farting isn't funny to me.) There are some humorous moments and the story is fine, but you can see the ending coming a mile off. It sends a good message and is quirky and original, but it isn't this excellent, wonderful movie everyone thinks it is. It's a good movie with some good parts -and some parts that are just annoying if you're more than 8 years old - but overall it has the feeling that it's trying too hard to be cool and hip. (The ending scene with the Smashmouth concert is over-the-top blah and will look dated in no time.. and it isn't THAT good a song to begin with..) It IS better than this year's other CG offering, Monsters Inc, (which is just an unfunny borefest.) but Shrek is no Toy Story and doesn't deserve all the attention it's been getting. Way overrated. My score: 7.5