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movie review - Shrek II

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Halifax, 2004.05.22

I wasn't a fan of the first Shrek movie. It lived 'up' to my expectations that Myers would be rehashing his old shtick. I mean, why does the Ogre have the same accent as his characters from So I married an Ax Murderer and Austin Powers...?

But the sequel actually wasn't as dull and uninspired as I was expecting. Which is always a happy surprise. Eddie Murphy has been at his best in recent years when collaborating, and in this movie his "Donkey" once again steals the show. John Cleese was a welcome addition as the King of "Far Far Away". And the "Cops" skit was actually quite good.

But the rest just seemed stitched together out of nothing.

Not recommended.

rand()m quote

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

—Roald Dahl