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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate U | | Cast
Mike Myers
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
John Lithgow
Mike Myers | | Directors
Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson | | Screenwriters
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Roger S H Schulman
Joe Stillman | | Running Time
90 minutes |
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Shrek
Plot
When Shrek, an antisocial ogre with self-esteem issues, finds his private swamp overrun with refugee fairy tale characters, who are escaping from evil Farquaad’s efforts to clean up his kingdom, he takes his beef to the midget despot himself. However, in return for the turfing out of his weirdo squatters, Shrek finds himself roped into the rescue of a cute princess from a dragon-guarded castle.
Verdict
This is the first CGI gig to seriously challenge Toy Story’s autonomy, beautifully written, gloriously animated and tastily subversive. While the plot-line itself can’t quite outrun convention, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a funnier 90 minutes, no matter how real the flesh tones.
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