Shrek The Halls
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 28, 2007
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

Critic Reviews

  1. New York Daily News
    100
    Shrek the Halls is pure delight.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    91
    A holiday special done right. [30 Nov 2007, p.126]
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  3. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Jaqueline Cutler
    90
    The Christmas special Shrek the Halls is fabulous.
  5. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    Shrek the Halls offers enough zany antics and nicely understated sentiment to justify its existence.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    80
    Shrek the Halls may not be an instant holiday classic--nothing can really compete with the Grinch, the Peanuts Christmas special or the various Rankin-Bass offerings--but it’s enjoyable enough and likely to induce at least a few giggles.
  7. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    80
    As Shrek wishes "A smelly Christmas to all and to all a gross night," you may be appallingly charmed.
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    80
    For families seeking a new Christmas special, particularly if they're already fans of "Shrek" on the big screen, Shrek the Halls is a treat.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    Simple and fun, if not exactly memorable.
  10. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    Shrek the Halls does a very good job of top-to-bottom production.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    70
    It's loud and only marginally coherent, but, for a made-for-TV version of a theatrical blockbuster, it looks utterly polished.
  12. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    70
    There’s not a ton of depth to Shrek the Halls but it is fun.
  13. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    60
    This may not be as touching as "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings," or "God bless us every one," and it may resonate much more with the parents than the kids, but for a Christmas special about an ogre who may have overstayed his 15 minutes, it's actually not too bad.
  14. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    50
    ABC's new computer animated Shrek half-hour seems to disqualify itself from the timeless category almost immediately by insisting on being "hip" (which means anti-hip), usually at the expense of feeling real.
  15. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Mark Feeney
    50
    Shrek the Halls isn't much more than an extended skit: loud, hectic, unfocused.
  16. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: David Zurawik
    40
    While the story line speaks to loneliness and celebrates community belonging, the episode ultimately feels as flat and superficial as a mass-produced holiday greeting card.

Awards & Rankings

22
#22 Best TV Season of 2007
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#85 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
30
#30 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. LoganT.
    Dec 11, 2007
    8
    It was really funny, especially the break dancing chicken and the stories. My only complaint, it should have been longer.
  2. TessaP.
    Dec 3, 2007
    9
    Awesome, and Puss in Boots is the cutest animated character I've ever seen!
  3. StevenStevens
    Feb 4, 2019
    10
    This special gets a 10 out of 10 for Shrek's epic line where he says "kazoo in their beds". LOL!
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