Still flashy, funny and irreverent, balanced with a keen understanding of its lead characters that makes it more than just franchised eye-candy.
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05/20/04
Shrek 2 (2004)
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Reviews Counted:204
Fresh:181
Rotten:23
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: It may not be as fresh as the original, but topical humor and colorful secondary characters make Shrek 2 a winner in its own right.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The natural order of fairy tales is interrupted in the sequel to the Academy Award®-winning blockbuster "Shrek." "Shrek 2" sends Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona on a whirlwind of new adventures... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
Director: Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury, Andrew Adamson
Reviews for Shrek 2
101 - 120 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
...the villain this time around is Fairy Godmother herself, who acts like a magically powered plastic surgeon.
05/20/04
If Pixar's Toy Story movies connect with the inner child in all of us, DreamWorks' Shrek pictures are aimed squarely at our inner adolescent.
05/20/04
... an empty pastiche of references bereft of heart. To its credit, however, there are no Smash Mouth songs this time.
05/19/04
Manages to be a lot of fun while still playing it safe.
05/19/04
Fleet, energetic, and consistently on the ball.
05/19/04
What’s amazingly gutsy about Shrek 2 is its ability to dare to duplicate the infectious wit of its Academy-Award winning predecessor
05/19/04
a charmer of a second chapter that builds on the ideas of the original, introduces a few bright new characters... and sends the audience home smiling.
05/19/04
None of the jokes stand on their own as jokes; they depend on the usual boys' bathroom humor and on pop culture references that range from a bit outdated to very outdated.
05/19/04
Getting to spend more time with these guys is a treat, but ultimately this is a mostly unnecessary sequel.
05/19/04
Somebody warn Ellen Degeneres that her brief reign as best supporting cartoon voice is now in jeopardy.
05/19/04
Lively and fun.
05/19/04
It's sharp, funny and has a twisted sensibility that manages to be just right for every age group.
05/19/04
Every bit the equal of the first film.
05/19/04
Delivers more fun than there is slime in a green ogre's swamp.
05/19/04
Funny and forgettable.
05/19/04
Offers twice the fun, twice the pop references and double the amount of astonishing technical wizardry of its predecessor.
05/19/04
Entertaining enough.
05/19/04
The sequel doesn't feel like recycled pixie dust thanks to lovably loony new characters and a story crammed with enough pop-culture references to make Quentin Tarantino cry uncle.
05/19/04
The spell cast on the audience is that in the world of Shrek, there's a bottomless supply of Funny.
05/19/04
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