Shrek 2 (2004)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2004
	Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
	Actors: Mike Myers (Wayne's World 1-2, Austin Powers 1-3), Eddie Murphy (Coming to America, The Nutty Professor), Cameron Diaz (Charlie's Angels 1-2)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 18.08.2018, VOD, 10" tablet screen
Synopsis: Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. Their ogre nature will spice things up.
Review: As in a good sequel to the big success of Shrek, this movie offers you more of a grumpy Shrek (this time not because he wants to stay alone in his swamp but because he wants to stay with his wife in his swamp), a Far Away Kingdom after the one of Duloc, a tenacious Charming Prince instead of Lord Farquaad, misunderstandings, more hijack of famous Fairy Tale characters, an annoying Donkey (still my favorite character thanks to Eddy Murphy), and an happy ending following the rules of Fairy Tales after a whole movie mocking them. A bunch of new characters complete the adventure, including Puss in Boots voiced by Antonio Banderas and that will get his own movie made (I like Donkey's remark: "the role of annoying talking animal is already taken"). So it was OK to watch in spite of the still dated Visuals, but then I felt even less enchanted than in the first movie. I often saw a too obvious succession of jokes and comedy situations rather than a story development with feelings, which is present but too thin.
Rating: 4 /10