You MUST see this film

Rating: 9/10 (24 June 2001)

I was fortunate enough to see an advanced preview of this film yesterday (due to lack of advertising of it... which I am not complaining about!) and I am very glad that I did!
The cast of Diaz, Lithgrow, Murphy and Myers would mean that hilarity would ensue, especially after seeing the trailers, but it was the level of this that really surprised. Film companies have been criticised as showing the best bits within the trailers and leaving audiences with nothing good to see. Not Shrek, there were so many other visual gags and one liners that had you fits, coupled with the background of fairy tales meant that they did have a lot of material to play with.
The cast seemed to have gelled well, and on-screen 'voice' relationships are very much there, especially between Myers, Murphy and Diaz and this helped this film too. The script writers have done a very good job of bringing out the best of their actors and actresses.
The animation was very well done throughout the whole film. Dreamworks once again have shown that they are able to create draw-dropping scenes that could only be beaten by the up-coming Final Fantasy.
The storyline is as much as you would expect it to be. Well, it's a fairy tale, it could only be happily ever after for all involved, but this was a side issue. It may not be the formula that is bad, but how it is executed, and this is certainly true of Shrek. It's obvious but the way that it is done is brilliant.
Dreamworks once again have proven that they are kings within the animation field, and are competing healthily after what can be seen as a comeback from Disney with the Emperor's New Groove.
Bottom-line, you must see this movie! Those who thought they would laugh, will kill themselves, those who thought they wouldn't will at least crack a smile, if not a rib!