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Shrek the Third (2007)

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Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 206
Fresh: 84 | Rotten: 122

Shrek the Third has pop culture potshots galore, but at the expense of the heart, charm, and wit that made the first two Shreks classics.

Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 21

Shrek the Third has pop culture potshots galore, but at the expense of the heart, charm, and wit that made the first two Shreks classics.

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Movie Info

Shrek and Fiona's (Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, respectively) fairy-tale wedding has gone off without a hitch, yet just as the beaming newlyweds prepare to enjoy their blissful "happily ever after," the sudden death of King Harold (John Cleese) finds everyone's favorite ornery ogre being reluctantly fitted for the royal crown. Troubled to learn that not only will he be compelled to rule Far Far Away, but that he and Fiona are also expecting a little ogre, Shrek determines to track down his new

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Chris Miller

Written By: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Jon Zack

In Theaters: May 18, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Nov 13, 2007

Box Office:$320.7M

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Cast

Mike Myers
Shrek
Eddie Murphy
Donkey
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona
Antonio Banderas
Puss in Boots
Julie Andrews
Queen
John Cleese
King
Rupert Everett
Prince Charming
Eric Idle
Merlin
Justin Timberlake
Artie
Susan Blakeslee
Evil Queen
Larry King
Doris
John Krasinski
Lancelot
Ian McShane
Captain Hook
Cheri Oteri
Sleeping Beauty
Regis Philbin
Mabel
Amy Poehler
Snow White
Seth Rogen
Ship Captain
Maya Rudolph
Rapunzel
Amy Sedaris
Cinderella
Aron Warner
Wolf
Jasper Johannes Andrews
Ogre Baby
Guillaume Aretos
Raul
Kelly Asbury
Fiddlesworth, Master of...
Zachary James Bernard
Ogre Baby
Andrew Birch
Evil Tree #1
Sean Bishop
Drivers Ed Instructor, ...
Cody Cameron
Bohort, Ogre Baby, Pino...
Kelly Cooney
Cheerleader, Mother, Ti...
Walt Dohrn
Evil Knight, Nanny Dwar...
Dante James Hauser
Ogre Baby
Jordan Alexander Hauser
Ogre Baby
Tom Kane
Guard #1
Christopher Knights
Blind Mice, Evil Tree #...
Tom McGrath
Gary
Chris Miller
Announcer, Mascot, Pupp...
Latifa Ouaou
Cheerleader, Guinevere,...
Alina Phelan
Cheerleader
David P. Smith
Evil Dwarf, Waiter
Mark Valley
Cyclops
Conrad Vernon
Gingerbread Man, Headle...
Kari Wahlgren
Old Lady
Antonio Benderas

Critic Reviews for Shrek the Third

All Critics (206) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (127) | DVD (35)

Apart from some modestly amusing princess shtick and a pleasantly slapsticky opening, there's no real reason for anyone over the age of 11 to see this one.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: NPR.org

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Bob Mondello

NPR.org

Top Critic

This is a very skillfully made corporate product, but I wonder who, exactly, will be fully satisfied.

April 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Newsweek

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Top Critic

Computer-generated animated movies with wall-to-wall jokes can be excruciating, but these jokes are the funniest money can buy.

June 29, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Magazine

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine

Top Critic

This is the most visually impressive Shrek yet. It's also the least inspired.

May 21, 2007 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

The plot material isn't as strong as in the first two movies -- if anything, it feels a bit desperate -- but the anti-Disney joke blunderbuss remains in good working order.

May 21, 2007 Full Review Source: New Yorker

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David Denby

New Yorker

Top Critic

Feels sluggish and tired; its relentless, not-so-great gags hit with the soft thud of stone-hard bread crumbs.

May 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

Top Critic

With a plot lacking no urgency, Shrek 3 is a well-animated film containing a few standout, but ultimately throwaway sequences that don't do enough to sustain our interest.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Digital Spy

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Tony Delgado

Digital Spy

Computer-animated ugliness

August 27, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

From its humble, elegant origins as a slim children's book by William Steig, Shrek has metastasized into a symptom of and metaphor for the entertainment industry and modern culture in general.

April 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix

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Peter Keough

Boston Phoenix

Shrek the Third has the curse of the third in a bankable series. It is too often sappy, tiresome, and overblown. A franchise such as Shrek, with all the money it has accumulated, should be able to buy a little freshness and originality. But instead

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly

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Tony Macklin

Fayetteville Free Weekly

...kind of a milk-toast installment in the Shrek series. (Blu-ray Quadrilogy Edition)

September 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

The best thing it has going for it is its look, which is stunning.

September 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Though the devious wit of the original remains, it is obscured by too many classic-rock interludes (courtesy of Led Zeppelin, Heart and Paul McCartney) and nudging pop-culture references that seem by now just part of the formula.

April 10, 2008 Comment

Rossiter Drake

San Francisco Examiner

The problem with this film is that after a quick, fun beginning they repeat a similar journey from the first film. Except this time, Shrek and Artie argue instead of Shrek and Fiona.

March 3, 2008 Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review

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Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

Your kids may enjoy it, but you would do better to wait for the video.

February 1, 2008 Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review

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Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

3BlackChicks Review

Feels refreshed and might be -- especially for relieved parents -- the most entertaining film of the franchise.

January 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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It was okay. A bit gross. Not as funny as the other ones.

June 24, 2010

Dead Angel

Super Reviewer

What the Shrek has happened with such a funny series!? The first SHREK was an original, imaginative take on almost every fairy tale; SHREK 2 was a great, entertaining sequel, and now, folks, we have SHREK THE THIRD, even though somewhat creatively titled, a terrible, terrible film that loses Mike Myers all his humor

June 14, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

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