Mike Mitchell

Some sort of Martian comedy hell I was doomed to misunderstand...like watching Ben Affleck burn Stanislavsky in effigy for ninety minutes.

Dissatisfying to an adult audience accustomed to more sophisticated parody....will resonate with young viewers on their way to high school.

What saves Shrek Forever After from utter mediocrity isn’t its high-priced superstar voice talent but veteran animator Dohrn, who steals the show by making Rumplestilskin the best oily runt since Danny DeVito last dispatched a taxi.

Now that the Shrek franchise has come to a close, it's time for the definitive collection on home video.

While adults will probably find somewhat diminishing returns in The Second Part, its cheeky variations on all the constructions that worked so well the first time also work pretty darn well, and to a good end.