Shrek

Shrek

21/9/2001 1h 30m 7.8/10

Overview

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

Director

Vicky Jenson

Top Billed Cast

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Princess Fiona (voice)

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Donkey (voice)

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Lord Farquaad (voice)

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Monsieur Hood (voice)

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)

Peter Dennis

Peter Dennis

Ogre Hunter (voice)

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

10/10

Eddie Murphy was actually funny in this. I mean he was 1980s Eddie Murphy style funny in this. It was like he was at the top of his game again. It makes you miss Eddie. What we have today is not the glory that he once was. But, beyond the great return of funny Eddie...there is a wonderful dark humor that goes great with an otherwise wholesome and moving moral.

핸키

핸키

1/14/2023

9/10

It was so fun and a new try. 하하

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

9/2/2023

7/10

Poor old ogre "Shrek" just want to be left alone, that's all - he's got a bit of the Greta Garbo's about him. Rather inconveniently, though, nasty Lord "Farquaad" who has a little of the Napoleon syndrome about him, banishes all the fairytale creatures from his lands and so they turn up on the doorstep of our green friend. How can he be rid of them all? Well together with his new (and frankly quite annoying friend) "Donkey" they head to the castle where they are given challenge: go and rescue the Princess "Fiona" from her dragon-guarded castle tower and bring her to marry the diminutive dictator. Off they go on a series of fun escapades that introduce us to all the creatures in the forest - including a decidedly French "Robin Hood , "Pinocchio", "Peter Pan" - indeed, just about everyone from the fables pantheon. Do they achieve their mission - we you will just have to watch and see; but along the way the jokes have plenty to amuse older audiences with a screenplay that pokes some gentle fun at some prevailing stereotypes on beauty, loyalty, bullying, sexuality - you name it. Murphy is still fearsomely annoying - sorry, but Messrs. Myers, Lithgow and Cassel along with Cameron Diaz add richness to the punchy script and to the excellent and enjoyably colourful animation to create a film that has stood the test of time well.

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