Television has established that beautiful
women can fall for beer-drinking canines,
Pepsi-guzzling space aliens, Jim Belushi, etc.,
setting a precedent that allows the union
between a damsel and a swamp creature to
go unquestioned. But a female's appearance
is another matter. Can a princess trade in her
porcelain
complexion for a green pallor and an
hourglass figure for one that rivals Big Ben in
metric tonnage and still be happy? This
conundrum was already addressed in the
original "Shrek" but, since no one really
believed it then, it gets further examination
here when, thanks to a magical potion, both
Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz) and
Shrek (Mike Myers) have the opportunity to be
transformed permanently from corpulent
ogres into gorgeous humans. Do they
conform to the standard ideal or stay true to
each other? Why the options are mutually
exclusive is a mystery, as the only thing they
would be giving up is a free pass to wantonly
roll in the mud and suffer gastrointestinal
distress. But fortunately there's a lot more to
"Shrek 2" than this "I'm-okay-you're-okay"
idealism, namely non-stop jokes that are
clever, surreal and good-natured. No Disney
cartoon ever directed a character to make a
right at the shrub shaped like Shirley Bassey.
And when two featured animals fall in love and
the denouement reveals a litter of offspring,
the usual cloying reaction is here replaced
with an exclamation of, "Look at our little
mutant babies! ...I need a job!"
The plot finds Donkey (Eddie Murphy) tagging
along with newlyweds Shrek and Princess
Fiona on a trek to Fiona's homeland, the
Kingdom of Far, Far Away. Their royal return
quickly becomes a royal pain for the king and
queen (Julie Andrews and John Cleese), who
are shocked to learn that not only is their
son-in-law an ogre but so is their daughter. If
that weren't enough, a power-mad fairy
godmother (Jennifer Saunders of British TV's
"Absolutely Fabulous") is fuming that Fiona
married Shrek instead of her son, the hunky
but self-consumed Prince Charming (Rupert
Everett), and sets a scheme in motion to
separate the outsized lovebirds. The ensuing
perils test Shrek and Fiona's commitment and
help them--along with everybody else--realize
what's truly important. And that's excellently
rendered animation (Prince Charming's hair
flip, the Poison Apple pub sign and the
spinning magic mirror are mesmerizing),
innumerable visual gags, whimsically witty
comedy and fun, likable protagonists.
Voiced by Mike Myers, Cameron
Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas,
Jennifer Saunders, Rupert Everett, Julie
Andrews and John Cleese. Directed by
Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad
Vernon. Written by Andrew Adamson and Joe
Stillman and J. David Stem & David N. Weiss.
Produced by Aron Warner, David Lipman and
John H. Williams. A DreamWorks release.
Animated/Comedy. Rated PG for some crude
humor, a brief substance reference and some
suggestive content. Running time: 92 min
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