Merolliv
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Adeel Hail
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Haven Kaycee
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
slightlymad22
Shrek Forever After I was hoping this movie, would restore the franchise to its former glory, and go out in the right way, but if Shrek The Third ran the franchise into the ground, Shrek Forever After buries it's, and plants the headstone!!I didn't like Shrek The Third, claiming it lacked the brilliance and charm of the first two movies, and sadly this is just as bad. I was actually bored again, despite the whole It's A Wonderful Life thing. The first two movies entertained adults and kids, the last two were just awful to sit through.One again Murphy is pushed in to the background, and once again I say it's to the movie's detriment. This was billed as the last Shrek movie during its promotional run and release, but the movie does not end things right on any level!! See Toy Story 3 for how to do that in a kids movie!! Shrek Forever After was the worst performing movie in the franchise. Grossing $238 million at the domestic box office to end the year the 8th highest grossing movie of the year. Still not bad numbers though.
christiangodd
Warning: the following dialogue, taken from this movie, is not suitable for children and contains spoilers. You have been warned. "S-Shrek-chan… I don't think I'm ready.. I've never been with an ogre before" "It's okay laddie" Shrek said in an understanding tone. "We're safe in mah swamp. No one has to know"Jesus thought long and hard about this. His stiff member was reminding him how long it had been since he was with a woman. However, in the back of his mind he knew Shrek was just using him to satisfy his ogre needs. Though, a part of him wanted to be used. A part of him needed to be used."Oh Shrek… Can you sing that song I like to set the mood first?" Jesus asked hopefully."Of course laddie. After all I did study opera at Julliard."Shrek began singing with his angelic voice a haunting tune that had been passed down among the swamp folk for generations. "Hey now… You're an allstar. Get your game on. Go play. Hey now, you're a rock star. Get the show on. Get paid. All that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break the mold""Clean up on aisle my panties" Jesus said seductively. He went in for the kiss.Shrek stopped singing and they shared a passionate kiss but Shrek broke away."When are you going to tell your father that we're together?" Shrek asked concerned."I..I don't know… Can't we just make love?""You need to come out to your father Jesus… Better out than in I always say""Shrek-chan please stop… I don't want to think about this right now!"Just then they heard a knock on the door. Shrek got up to answer it, and was confused. There was no one there, or so he thought…"I'm right here!" Barry Bee shouted. He was so small since he's a bee that Shrek couldn't see him at first."What are yeh doin' in mah swamp?!?" Shrek asked forcefully."I'm sorry sir! I heard your singing from across the river and wanted to see where such a magnificent voice came from!""Shrek-chan, who is at the door?" Jesus asked as he approached the two.
Spikeopath
After the monstrosity that was Shrek the Turd, the Dreamworks team behind the Shrek franchise woke up and realised what made the series so popular in the first place. Shrek Forever After is not a particularly great film, but it finds some firm footings to appease the adults and children alike.Thematically it's as safe as houses, it pitches Shrek into a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario, where the big green ogre gets to spend a day away from the life he didn't realise he was happy with in the first place. Making a deal with the nefarious Rumpelstiltskin, Shrek finds a world of darkness for ogres, a world ruled by a psychotic who has an army of flying Margaret Hamilton's to do his bidding. Worse than that, Fiona doesn't know him, she's the leader of the resistance and has no time for some big green ogre love. Donkey is all mangy and Puss in Boots literally has become a fat cat, it's a horrible life, man!The action and graphics whizz past the eyes in what is a perfectly pitched time frame of 90 minutes. It never reaches the heights of the first two movies, but it doesn't strain for laughs or narrative cheek (Pied Piper as a bounty hunter? Genius), or more crucially, it's never dull, something part 3 can't safely claim to not be. It bows out with head held high, not so much in a blaze of glory, but with a dignified recognition of the fact it's time to retire to the swamp and chill out. Take it easy Shrek and the gang. 7/10
Liam O'Donnell
Shrek Forever After (advertised as Shrek: The Final Chapter or Shrek 4) is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film, and the fourth and final installment in the Shrek series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film was released by Paramount Pictures in cinemas on May 20, 2010 in Russia and on May 21, 2010 in the United States. It was also released in 3D and IMAX 3D formats.Although the film received mixed reviews from critics and opened lower than expected, it remained as the #1 film in the United States and Canada for three consecutive weeks and has grossed a worldwide total of over $752 million, making it a commercial success. Additionally, Shrek Forever After is DreamWorks Animation's second highest-grossing film at the foreign box office surpassed only by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.[3] It is also the second highest grossing animated film of 2010, behind Toy Story 3.
