Critic Reviews
| 100 |
New York Daily News
Shrek the Halls is pure delight. |
| 91 |
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
A holiday special done right. [30 Nov 2007, p.126] |
| 90 |
Newark Star-Ledger Jaqueline Cutler
The Christmas special Shrek the Halls is fabulous. |
| 80 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Shrek the Halls offers enough zany antics and nicely understated sentiment to justify its existence. |
| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
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. |
| 80 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
As Shrek wishes "A smelly Christmas to all and to all a gross night," you may be appallingly charmed. |
| 80 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
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. |
| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
Shrek the Halls does a very good job of top-to-bottom production. |
| 75 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
Simple and fun, if not exactly memorable. |
| 70 |
Variety Brian Lowry
It's loud and only marginally coherent, but, for a made-for-TV version of a theatrical blockbuster, it looks utterly polished. |
| 70 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
There’s not a ton of depth to Shrek the Halls but it is fun. |
| 60 |
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
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. |
| 50 |
Boston Globe Mark Feeney
Shrek the Halls isn't much more than an extended skit: loud, hectic, unfocused. |
| 50 |
Newsday Diane Werts
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. |
| 40 |
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
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. |
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