Shrek the Third Reviews
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Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Feels refreshed and might be -- especially for relieved parents -- the most entertaining film of the franchise.
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| Original Score: B
Common Sense Media
Princess power saves the day for ogre and pals.
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| Original Score: 4/5
HollywoodChicago.com
Shrek the Third, which vigilantly flirts with the grey matter between child's play and adult humor, creates curious questions for children while bringing back beloved characters for another joyride in Far Far Away.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
eFilmCritic.com
Any film with the wherewithal to cast Ian McShane as Captain Hook has more going for it than flatulence.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Big Picture Big Sound
It might be best to let the big guy live happily ever after.
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| Original Score: 3/4
thelondonpaper
From beginning to end, it's very, very funny. Watch it. It's great.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Sun Online
Unfortunately, a few flashes of brilliance don't stop this being a disappointing follow-up to the brilliant first two films. don't let that stop you from taking your kids to see it so they can make up their own minds.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Daily Mirror [UK]
Under-10s will probably enjoy it while adults will feel they've seen it all before. Which isn't quite the fairytale ending we'd all hoped for.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Total Film
There's no doubt Shrek The Third will make potloads of money. Pity it shortchanges the audience with an underwhelming plot and characters you sense are just going through the motions. When it's good it's great. Overall, though, the magic is lacking.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Film4
"Ogre and out" say the critics, but the Shrek series still has laughs and legs.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Computer-generated animated movies with wall-to-wall jokes can be excruciating, but these jokes are the funniest money can buy.
ViewLondon
Uninspired threequel, though the animation is better than ever and there's a steady stream of chuckles, even if it does lack the magic of the previous films.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Cinematical
Vibrant colors and finely-crafted backdrops pave the way for characters who, believe it or not, felt more alive in this world than they did back in those old books or cartoons.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Uruguay Total
Yo no sé si habrá una Shrek 4, pero si el ingenio y el sentido de la diversión se mantienen no me importaría en absoluto volver a visitar ese reino muy, muy lejano.
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| Original Score: 3/5
IGN Movies
Shrek the Third is the X-Men: The Last Stand of Shrek movies: overstuffed with characters, short and fast-paced, and overdone just enough to convince some that it's time for the series to take a rest.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Cinema em Cena
[Seus] valores de produção jamais deixam de impressionar o espectador. Infelizmente, o mesmo não pode ser dito sobre sua narrativa, que empalidece em comparação aos capítulos anteriores.
| Original Score: 3/5
Screen It!
Decent, but not as good as the first two films.
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| Original Score: 5.5/10
SA Movie & DVD Magazine
In less than three weeks on the American cinema circuit Shrek the Third has grossed a whopping $258 million! No wonder a Shrek 4 "prequel" and a Puss in Boots (starring only you-know-who) spin-off is already in the works for 2010 . . .
