A movie that works on "layers"

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2001)

"Shrek" is for everyone. It is not a cartoon that hopes to follow in the likes of Disney by any means. It sets its own boundries and stays within them.
Some of the film's humor made me question how Dreamworks could get through the MPAA with this. There were crude jokes that were sure to offset the conservative growth of a child. But, oh well. It was just good, mostly clean, fun.
The script is brilliantly written. Not because of its story structure, but because of its ability to take jokes and multi-layer them, so that they appeal to kids on one and adults on another.
The joke where Donkey regards the evil King as compensating for a really small "something" is a joke I don't even think I'll hear in live-action films for years to come. Anyway, this is a film destined to be in theaters all summer. The most fun I have had in a long time.