Fine Movie-going Experience

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2001)

This piece of fine storytelling which is the anti-Beauty and the Beast was a enjoyable experience for me, but not for everyone. Several disgruntled, disappointed kids, they and their parents expecting gosh knows what, left the theater crying and one in particular with the remains of her dinner all over the floor. From that response you'd think they'd just seen the kiddie version of the Exorcist! Oddly enough they had no problem with the Mummy Returns a few weeks ago. Obviously, sadly, Shrek can not even begin to do that well in the box office and it's a shame since this is the best writing to come out of a Hollywood movie since Gladiator (take that as you will). Advice to parents, teens will appreciate this more, not because of its gross factor (which has been exaggerated by the press), but because of its "layers" as Shrek himself said and message to all those out there who will never look like movie stars. Young children won't get at all and they'll leave with tears in their eyes. Consider this your warning, parents.