Review: Shrek 2
'Shrek 2" is bright, lively and entertaining, but it's no " Shrek ." Maybe it's too much to expect lightning to strike twice. ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert - 05/18/04
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Review: Shrek 2
A certain amount of credit must be given to the filmmaking team behind Shrek 2 for overcoming a seemingly insurmountable obstacle and producing an ...
Reelviews - James Berardinelli
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The New Son-in-Law's an Ogre, And Hollywood Is the Target
The NY Times review of Shrek 2, a Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury, Rachel Falk film starring Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy. ...
The New York Times - A. O. Scott - 05/18/04
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Happily ever ogre
Having no inherent reason to exist, second films must struggle to convince us otherwise. That said, I don't think I've ever seen a movie plunge so ...
The Boston Globe - Ty Burr - 05/19/04
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Review: Shrek 2
Call me twisted, but it's hard not to feel crazy love for an animated movie that pictures Cinderella's stepsister as an aging gorgon who tends bar ...
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers - 05/18/04
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Ogre Joyed
Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) cope with life as newlyweds in "Shrek 2." 'SHREK 2," the inevitable sequel to the 2001 hit, ...
New York Post - Lou Lumenick - 05/18/04
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Shrek's fairytale return
Shrek 2 comes by its title honestly. Not only is it a sequel, but it offers twice the fun, twice the pop references and double the amount of ...
Canoe.ca - LOUIS B. HOBSON - 05/19/04
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Shrek just 2 much
Anyone who knows the work of the late William Steig knows it's heresy to even consider a sequel to Shrek. Heresy being a non-starter in Hollywood, ...
Canoe.ca - LIZ BRAUN - 05/19/04
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Review: SHREK 2
Awash in pop-culture jokes that will fly over the heads of tots and delight their parents, this vividly colored romp is a worthy sequel to the ...
TV Guide - Angel Cohn
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Flak Magazine: Review of Shrek 2, 06.03.04
The first Shrek film is like the green guy himself: a big, ugly, mean-spirited ogre. The movie's vile sense of humor (Snow White as a slut who ...
Flak Magazine - Stephen Himes
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BBC - Films - Shrek 2
Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy return for another enjoyable monster hit, as Shrek meets the in-laws. An enjoyable if not especially imaginative ...
BBC - Nev Pierce
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Review: Shrek 2
Yes, it's for the kids, but this animated sequel may be one of the most mature movies about adult relationships ever made. ...
Salon - Stephanie Zacharek - 05/19/04
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Review: Shrek 2
Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews) and King Harold (John Cleese) , Shrek's in-laws in Shrek 2 Shrek fractured the fairytale formula in 2001, ...
Palo Alto Online - Susan Tavernetti - 05/19/04
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Review: Shrek 2 (2004)
It would be tall order to match the incendiary exuberance and freshness of 2001's " Shrek ," one of the best animated films ever made, ...
TheMovieBoy.com - Dustin Putman - 05/17/04
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Review: Shrek 2
Shrek 2 is one of those rare sequels that matches the quality of the original. The first Shrek , released in 2001, was not only packed with clever ...
Kinnopio.com - Andy Zientek
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Review: Shrek 2
Just when emptyheaded effectfests like Van Helsing and Troy have you wishing the megabyte had never been born, along comes "Shrek 2" supersized ...
Film Threat - Rick Kisonak - 05/25/04
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Review: Shrek 2
The original Shrek offered a few inspired moments, most of which unfortunately came before the big surprise twist that wasn t much of a surprise ...
Film Threat - Pete Vonder Haar - 02/24/05
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Movie Review for Shrek 2 - 2004-05-24
The first sequel of this summer movie season has hit. With large shoes to fill, Shrek 2 has the audacity to actually be a sequel rather than just ...
Cinema Blend - Bill Beyrer - 05/24/04
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Review: Shrek 2
When Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) pulls off his helmet to reveal a hairnet in the first minute of Shrek 2 , it s clear the sequel intends to ...
FilmCritic.com - David Thomas
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Review: Shrek 2
"I'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been taken." I raved about Shrek when it came out in 2001, calling it "a piece of ...
FilmBlather.com - Eugene Novikov
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Review: Shrek 2
"Shrek" was a lark, a satirical cartoon with little depth. It existed mostly just to NOT be something: to not be Disney, to not be syrupy, ...
EricDSnider.com - Eric D. Snider
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JoBlo's movie review of Shrek 2: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
There aren't too many films that can follow up the grand success of their original with a sequel that's just as worthy, in terms of the qualities ...
JoBlo's Movie Emporium - Berge Garabedian - 05/15/04
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Shrek 2 (2004) - Family Movie Review
All too often a sequel doesn t live up to the appeal and success of the original. But every now and then, a film matches or surpasses the first. ...
Grading the Movies - Kerry Bennett
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SHREK 2 Film Review
Television has established that beautiful women can fall for beer-drinking canines, Pepsi-guzzling space aliens, Jim Belushi, etc., ...
Boxoffice Online - Christine James
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Review: Shrek 2
Gauged simply as a gag fest, this is a jolly rib tickle from start to big finish for anyone between six and death. However, it is stretched thinly ...
Empire Online - Angie Errigo
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