Shrek 2
Once upon another time...
Newly married Shrek (Mike Myers) and Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) travel to the kingdom of Far, Far Away to meet Fiona’s parents, the king and queen of Far, Far Away played by John Cleese and Julie Andrews. The king, especially, is not too happy to discover that his daughter has married an ogre and her Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) is furious that Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) is out of the picture.
No prizes for guessing how it all ends.
Shrek 2 is an attempt to satirize Hollywood and its conventions. It doesn’t even get close to achieving this and instead simply makes the blindingly obvious observation that this is a glamorous, shallow and very commercial place.
It’s not a great film, but it does manage to provide plenty of laughs - Eddie Murphy as the Donkey and Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots are both on great form - and the nods to a whole slew of films from Frankenstein to Mission Impossible were never less than entertaining.
It’s a fun film and worth seeing, but not a patch on the original.
Monday 28 Jun 2004 | Paul Pritchard | Animation and Anime, Comedy, Quick Takes
