A very disappointing entry in the Shrek franchise

Rating: 4/10 (4 October 2018)

After Shrek 1 and 2, it was exciting to see how the 3rd one was gonna turn out. Unfortunately, this has one of the dumbest and laziest written stories ever in an animated film. Not to say this film is awful, but it's just bad for the most thanks to those immense flaws and more. So, instead of actually coming up with something awesome and new for the next film, it seems like DreamWorks decided to just reuse one the same villains from Shrek 2 and write one of the most laziest and plot hole ridden stories ever, because it's literally a movie where Prince Charming wants to become king. If that wasn't lazy enough, for some stupid reason, Prince Charming needs to have a play to be king, even though Shrek was already captive at that point during the 3rd act of the film, meaning that Charming could've become king, but for some reason, didn't, so it really makes you wonder "what the hell is happening?" and "why?" Also, there are way too many characters in this film. Look, I'm not against a lot of characters, but they're all just a bunch of filler that just feel crammed in and unmemorable. I can't tell you a single thing about Merlin or any of the princesses if I tried, because they're all in this movie just for the sake of being in this movie with no real character or purpose other than occasionally cheap jokes. Even Arthur is lacking character. Overall, this film is just severely lackluster, and while the music, CGI, and seeing all the classic characters are all great stuff, it's hard to say that those highlights really matter when the story isn't even close to being up to snuff whatsoever, as it's generic, stupid, and just lazy. I don't recommend anyone seeing this film, because it's a disappointingly dumb kids movie that is lacking in good story telling and wit that made the first two classics. And while kids may like it, anyone who wants to see an actual great Shrek film after 2 should just skip this and go right to Forever After, because there's really no reason to check this out, as it is a very disappointing entry in the Shrek franchise.