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Shrek 2

2004

Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury ...

Animation, Voice: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz ...

7.0

131,908

Animation. Comedy. Fantasy After returning home from their honeymoon, Shrek and Fiona must meet with Fiona's parents. The only problem is that the parents have no idea that their daughter is now an ogre. New characters are also introduced, including the Fairy God Mother and Puss-in-Boots.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Shrek 2' brims with perverse pleasures that show no respect for the rules of kiddie-cartoon form (...) one of the best and most humane movies of the summer (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Bright, lively and entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"Despite the great pleasure provided by all the familiar returning characters and some nifty new ones as well, the anarchic humor isn’t quite as fresh or abundant this time around"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"A sequel that is better and funnier than the original"
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A frenetic and very enjoyable 93 minutes at the movies for child and parent"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"I accept 'Shrek 2' for what it is -- a slick and playful entertainment that remains carefully inoffensive beneath its veneer of bad manners -- but I don't really love it."
		Paul Clinton CNN	"'Shrek 2' is a Hollywood rarity: a sequel every bit as good -- if not better -- than the original."
		Alan Jones Radio Times	"[It] is every bit as cute, clever and funny as the original - if less of a surprise, as we expect its technical brilliance this time (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"'Shrek 2' suffers from the creative exhaustion of a sequel that didn't have to happen (...) The expansive vistas and expressive character design remain a wonder, but the story is never as impressive as the animation"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A gigabyte blast of entertainment with sledgehammer one-liners, beautifully turned visual touches, great voice-work from a stellar Anglo-American cast and animation that is simply breathtaking in its effects of light and detail"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"Gauged simply as a gag fest, this is a jolly rib tickle from start to big finish for anyone between six and death (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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