Shrek And His Merry Men

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2015)

I watched this film recently with my sister as part of our Dreamworks Movie Marathon. Shrek is a great fantasy-adventure film. The characters have good arcs, the sets are great for a fantasy film, and the movie does an excellent job at building the world surrounding our main characters. This is seen through the small details of the minor characters (the fairy tale creatures), and the Robin Hood scene in which characters are introduced and never mentioned again. World- building. The friendship between Shrek and Donkey grows very well, and is the high point of the film. I definitely must say this movie may entertain kids, but the script leans heavily toward innuendo and is clearly directed at an adult audience. This is not at all a detriment, it gives the movie the grit it needed to be a successful action/adventure film.