Sure, the animation work is great, but it's the actors and their subtle, complex vocal performances that make us care about these fairy-tale characters. Shrek 2 is all about fantasy, but its characters are rousingly, affectingly real -- not to mention real, real funny.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
Just as funny, sweet and engaging as the first film starring the big galoot.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Has a rowdy, jumpin'-jive vivacity. It's not quite as emotionally rounded as ''Shrek'' was... but it's got heart and delirium in equal doses, as well as a firecracker rhythm all its own.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
I wasn't prepared for the slap-happy brilliance of Shrek 2, which should ideally be seen twice--once with kids, once savored at something like a midnight show.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Shrek 2 may be computer-generated, but its innate heart and glorious sense of mischief make it one of the best and most humane movies of the summer.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Shrek 2 is a dream, a sequel as exhilarating and riotously funny as 2001's top-grossing original.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
The picture is clever and vivacious -- at times, like the first "Shrek," it seems a bit taken with its own precociousness. But its moments of sheer inventiveness can still catch you off-guard, and some of them are wittily poetic.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
This wonderfully animated movie is a little more softly pitched than its predecessor, but it still has plenty of rollicking spin on the ball.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Its cleverness and its good heart enable it to overcome a slow start, which is how all good fairy tales end.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Bright, lively and entertaining, but it's no "Shrek." Maybe it's too much to expect lightning to strike twice.Read Full Review »
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