All Critics (187)
|
Top Critics (32)
|
Fresh (109)
|
Rotten (79)
|
DVD (4)
This one had the same paucity in wit and script issues as the whole Shrek series.
[It] kind of engaged me a little bit.
Shrek Forever After wanders far, far away from the infectious and propulsive zing that we've come to expect over the past nine years.
The shout line on the Shrek Forever After poster says it best: It ain't ogre till it's ogre.
Who is supposed to be excited by this? What child would care? What adult would care?
Directed with zest by Mike Mitchell (from a script by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke) and shot in 3D, this final Shrek sequel has plenty of verve.
Shrek Forever After is a fairy tale ending for the series.
Shrek Forever After is the latest in a long, mediocre tradition. What charms it does have can't really compete with the charms it doesn't have.
DreamWorks and the unlovable ogre lose the plot.
Shrek's inspired mash-up of the world of fairy tales and contemporary pop culture is now yielding diminishing returns.
Reveals an urge by the filmmakers to wipe the slate clean, as large an admission that the series is out of ideas as one could get. That said, all involved do try to make the most of it.
Although not at all a bad movie, it's probably the best place for the series to end. (Blu-ray Edition)
...sweet and gentle, and the conclusion, while expected, carries a good deal of touching sentiment.
It's sweet, mildly funny, and a pleasant enough farewell from these once beloved characters. But there's a somewhat melancholy tone to the proceedings, as we watch this franchise try to hold onto its final shreds of dignity.
full review at Movies for the Masses
Interestingly, ...Forever After's biggest influence appears not to be fairy tales this time, but rather the Back To The Future series.
Shrek Forever After brings the long-running saga to a lively close, reminding each of the characters about the love and friendship which bind them together.
The movie is a family drama about the family drama, so on every available level it works a treat.
It's a neat enough way of closing the book -- and one hopes it is closed now.
Has a warm, engaging tone that draws us into the dramatic possibilities rather than the comical ones
It isn't quite as witty or inventive as you might have hoped but if it is the last film in the series then it offers an honourable conclusion to a wonderful decade of family entertainment.
An improvement over the last film...
I admit my gentle, feelgood buzz on leaving the cinema was rather premised on the assumption that the Shrek-pipeline is now empty, but it's an enjoyable film nonetheless and a nice way for the series to finish.
Shrek Forever After is an amiable but underpowered conclusion to a franchise that ran out of comic ideas six years ago. It is time to lay this ogre to rest.
If we all loved the first film, enjoyed the second and were disappointed by the third, this fourth and final entry ends the Shrek series on a satisfying high note.
More Critic Reviews
Top Critic
