Mixed thoughts

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2001)

When I cames out of the cinema, I has mixed thoughts about Shrek. On one hand I liked it for it's visually stunning graphics and effects, but on the other hand I found that Shrek was slightly short with gaps missing and I couldn't cope with all that romance!
Although you have to bear in mind that Shrek is more of a kids movie, this movie is quite funny in parts. Donkey with the voice of Eddie Murphy is probably the most bizarre charactors I've seen in a childrens movie. Mike Myers was brilliant as the voice of Shrek with his Scottish accent. Plus Cameron Diaz (who personally I don't rate very much) even did a good job as the voice of Princess Fiona.
But then I suppose if a movie like Shrek has some good action scenes in it, it also has to have sloppy romantic scenes too, that was the only let down of the movie. I also thought the "quest" to save Princess Fiona was a bit short, apart from the scene where they were trying to escape the female dragon.
Not bad, but slightly over-hyped.
7/10