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. 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.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Mark Feeney
    50
    Shrek the Halls isn't much more than an extended skit: loud, hectic, unfocused.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    Shrek the Halls does a very good job of top-to-bottom production.
  5. 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.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    91
    A holiday special done right. [30 Nov 2007, p.126]
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  7. 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.
  8. New York Daily News
    100
    Shrek the Halls is pure delight.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    75
    Simple and fun, if not exactly memorable.
  10. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Jaqueline Cutler
    90
    The Christmas special Shrek the Halls is fabulous.
  11. 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.
  12. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    Shrek the Halls offers enough zany antics and nicely understated sentiment to justify its existence.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

Awards & Rankings

22
#22 Best TV Season of 2007
85
#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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