Better than the Third, but...

Rating: Null/10 (20 July 2011)

Don't get me wrong: I love the first two. The Jokes were hilarious, the plot was well formed and written, and the voice actors well chosen. But the Fourth installment in the Shrek series echos the third: The Jokes fall flat, the actors are clearly tired of doing the series, and the plot-if any-is boring and tasteless. It's understandable why-The twist on fairytale movies is done. Every single story has been covered, and all of the writers have been using the same format: Villain comes back for revenge, initial hero either defeats them or fizzles out and the supporting character fixes everything. I'm not kidding, they've been using the same format since the genre was invented. Shrek, Hoodwinked, The Princess Diaries, Anastasia, Happily N'Ever After-they all have the same concept. And while it was great in its early days, it's clearly fallen short for the audience. I gotta eat some olives. Athena2264 OUT.