What a disappointment. The ads were inviting. The premise was encouraging. The Shrek movies introduced this wonderful character. I really wanted to see this movie but the movie let us down. Thankfully, we saw it before the evening prices kicked in and, thankfully, we did not see it in 3-D for the extra cost. Alice said that it might have been better in 3-D. I doubt it. One lady was heard to say to the ushers after the movie, "What a great movie." I looked at the same usher and said, "Did she see the same movie we saw?" He laughed because he knew. Alice said that "Cars 2" was better than this movie. Just barely. Well, I probably liked this movie slightly more but just slightly.
I just couldn't warm up to Humpty Dumpty, one of the key characters. He had no redeeming qualities. Oh, Puss in Boots claimed him as a friend. I'm not sure why. He tricked him. Cheated him. Deceived him. Left him to die. Come on, this guy was worse than some of the evil characters in the Shrek movies.
I did like Jack and Jill. Their dialogue, brief as it was, might have produced the only laughs in the movie.
Oh, the kids will probably like it but it was not the adult fare of the Shrek movies. Think twice before you spend a lot of money on this movie. Wait and rent the video. I think that it will be out soon enough.
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