- Studio: DreamWorks Distribution
- Release Date: May 18, 2001
- Starring: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers
- Summary: Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek (Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. (Dreamworks SKG)
- Director: Andrew Adamson
- Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 34
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Mixed: 3 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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100This is not your average family cartoon. Shrek is jolly and wicked, filled with sly in-jokes and yet somehow possessing a heart.
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100An adorable, infectious work of true sophistication.
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80Colossally entertaining.
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60Am I alone in thinking that computer animation is the work of the antichrist?
Score distribution:
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Positive: 80 out of 89
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Mixed: 4 out of 89
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Negative: 5 out of 89
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