They should have just stopped after Shrek 2

Rating: 4/10 (10 August 2014)

Even if this movie was decent, it would have been near impossible to top Shrek 2 (2004), a funny, well-paced comedy-adventure that eclipsed the original Shrek in terms of quality. Shrek the Third (2007) is just embarrassing.
The jokes are uninspired at best and painful to watch at worst. The story had some potential, but it's so badly developed and feels as though it had been quickly slapped together because, hey, we need more money.
What really kills Shrek the Third is its heartlessness. A heartless film is okay if the humor compensates, but seeing as this film is about as funny as an episode of Full House, that is not the case. It's a waste of time, even for those who like/love the Shrek series.