Shrek 2
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: May 19, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Some of the buckshot hits its target: Shrek's second sidekick, assassin-turned-comrade Puss in Boots, is voiced by Antonio Banderas as an outrageously mock-dramatic Spaniard with most of the pig-pile screenplay's best toss-offs. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The lovable characters remain, but they never do much of interest in a sequel that's safely above average but superfluous. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
The filmmakers betray the essentially childlike appeal of Shrek by piling up all these too-hip Hollywood references aimed at adults. It's not just kids who will feel cheated. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
There's no innocence left in Shrek 2. The helter-skelter story and throwaway gags emerge from a sensibility that confuses gossipy knowingness and jadedness with wit. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A sequel was called for, and so a sequel has arrived -- but it's a slightly zombie-like version, with the size, look and shape of the original movie, but without its lightness or spirit, its soul. Read full review
40
Washington PostStephen Hunter
One wishes the same wit and energy had gone into the story. That's Shrek 2 in a nutshell -- very pretty to look at, very hard to care for. Read full review
40
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
The soundtrack deserves mention, mostly because its relatively high quality makes the film itself that much more irritating. Read full review
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