The weakest of the 3, still much better than most

Rating: 7/10 (5 June 2007)

As a kids/family movie, Shrek the Third rocks. The story doesn't hold together as well as the stories of the other two movies. But the kids (8 and 10) loved it. They continue to quote characters more than a week later, and references to some site gags ("gumdrop") are instant laugh lines in our household.
My problem with a lot of animated features is that the story is so slight that I get bored and stop paying attention. Recent movies where this happened to me: Over the Hedge and Flushed Away. While I don't think the story of Shrek the Third is as engaging as the stories of the other two Shrek movies, I didn't check out like I do for a lot of animated features. I expect we'll watch this one again and again over the next few years.