Decent

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2007)

I liked the Shrek movies pretty well. They put a whole new spin on fairy tales and teach you to look beneath the surface while poking sly fun at pop culture. All the main characters are good. My favorites would have to be Puss-in-boots and Donkey. Those two along with Shrek have wonderful chemistry. However, that being said, Shrek 3 did not live up to the standards of the first two movies.
It wasn't bad. Very decent in fact, but it lacked the humor and the music and the fun of the first two. The storyline had the potential but it didn't have the polish or as many pop culture references as the other movies which added to the fun. The worst part of the movie though was Arthur. They should never had Justin Timberlake acting as his voice. The character came across as fake and overboard in its "teen nerd slash rebel" stereotype. Without him, the movie would have been fine. Arthur was too much.
I would recommend this movie. It was nice. Maybe not as polished but still a lot better than a lot of movies coming out this year. The old characters still remain as lovable as ever. With the exception of Arthur, this was nice.