Wonderful

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2002)

7/10 because almost everything I've seen recently has been so poor  finally a movie (computer cartoon actually) that is overwhelmingly entertaining, visually spectacular, well written and directed. This film (cartoon) is a must see for the entire family.
The cartoon is blessed with the voices of Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers and an especially devious John Lithgow. If they gave out Academy Awards for voice-overs, certainly Mr. Murphy and Mr. Myers would be in the running. Perhaps the Academy should consider a special award for this little masterpiece.
Whatever. The simple story of the outcast ogre and his hyperactive donkey out to rescue the trapped princess is wonderful. The action and interactions never cease making this a super movie-going or movie rental experience. The madness of Lord Farquat in trying to make a perfect paradise in which (the magic mirror tells him) only he can do if he marries a princess. The social comparisons are obvious but never overbearing. The quest of the ogre and the donkey is captivating. The rescue of the princess is an intense as can be and as surprising as well. The sequence is excellent.
I could go on and on. Go see it for yourself and see what I mean.