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05/21/04
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Shrek 2 (2004)
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Reviews Counted:204
Fresh:181
Rotten:23
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: It may not be as fresh as the original, but topical humor and colorful secondary characters make Shrek 2 a winner in its own right.
Theatrical Release:May 19, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $436,471,036
Synopsis: The natural order of fairy tales is interrupted in the sequel to the Academy Award®-winning blockbuster "Shrek." "Shrek 2" sends Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona on a whirlwind of new adventures... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
Director: Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury, Andrew Adamson
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Reviews for Shrek 2
Fast, funny, and green. The sequel matches up to the original.
05/21/04
Once or twice a decade, a moment comes along that’s so through-the-roof, rupture-your-hernia funny that it reaffirms my faith in comedy. 'Shrek 2' has several of those.
05/21/04
Shrek 2 serves up a heapin' helping of merriment and mayhem within a spectacular concoction of animated brilliance! READ ON->
05/21/04
C'est simple: si vous avez aimé Shrek, vous adorerez Shrek 2.
05/21/04
'Shrek 2' is amusing enough - little kids will adore it and there are enough laughs to keep the elders amused as well.
05/20/04
That rare instance of an important message (love yourself for what you are) enclosed in a highly entertaining format.
05/20/04
Shrek 2" proves a sequel not only can be good - but can be great.
05/20/04
A sequel that is better and funnier than the original.
05/20/04
Top CriticThis wonderfully animated movie is a little more softly pitched than its predecessor, but it still has plenty of rollicking spin on the ball.
05/20/04
Top CriticShould ideally be seen twice -- once with kids, once savored at something like a midnight show.
05/20/04
At its best, this Shrek sequel draws up a brilliant new blueprint for all-ages animation, blending fairy-tale whimsy with edgy social satire.
05/20/04
there are pleasures to be had in Shrek 2, but most of them arrive at the film's conclusion long after one has begun checking one's watch
05/20/04
One of the funniest movies I've seen in years. But I'm far from sure that it's a kids' movie anymore.
05/20/04
If sequels are supposed to repeat their precursors' pleasures -- such as they are -- then this one appears quite on track. It is all about repetition.
05/20/04
It’s not so much a prediction as a no-brainer that "Shrek 2" is going to be very, very big this summer.
05/20/04
A languidly paced, beautifully made and amusingly told tale in which, duh, love conquers all with the assistance of a kitty cat that winds up the movie's top dog.
05/20/04
Fairytales like this can come true . . . for me and for you.
05/20/04
Clearly, it's a problem when a movie's least interesting characters are its title hero and his signficant ogre...
05/20/04
Still flashy, funny and irreverent, balanced with a keen understanding of its lead characters that makes it more than just franchised eye-candy.
05/20/04
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