The immoral to the story is...

Rating: Null/10 (10 June 2001)

Since so many people have raved about Shrek, I keep reviewing it in my head to try to find SOME reason I should like it. But for every plus I uncover, I uncover another minus. My biggest question of all is this: if the moral of the story is supposed to be that you shouldn't judge people (or ogres) by appearances, why is it considered acceptable, even encouraged, to make fun of someone because he's short? At this point I give up. So if you think passing gas and using toilet paper are funny, see Shrek. If you've never noticed before that "ass" can mean either "donkey" or "butt", see Shrek. If you're not tired of seeing send-ups of the camera work in "The Matrix", see Shrek. If you don't know the meaning of the word "hackneyed", see Shrek. In all, if you are willing to put up with a script with a total of 3 or 4 clever lines and a theme that contradicts itself just to get to see some mildly interesting technology and about 4 or 5 or 6 clever sight gags, see Shrek. But a better idea would be just to rent Toy Story again...