Shrek The Third

When making a trilogy a filmmaker/writer has to think what can I do to make this better than the first two movies. They need to have what the French call “I don’t know what.” Obviously the group that made Shrek the Third did not take this into consideration. Shrek the Third had its moments and funny parts but lacked the attention getting humor that ran throughout the first two Shrek films. The children will like this movie, but young adults who laughed before aren’t laughing now.

Directed by Chris Miller (Shrek, Shrek 2) Shrek the Third is not the movie he probably thought it was going to be when he signed on to film it. With an all-star cast and everyone from the first two films returning, one would think this movie would have done a better job. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everet all reprised their roles. Justin Timberlake, who probably only got the job because he was dating Diaz, takes on the voice of Arthur. Monty Python Alum Eric Idle leads his voice to the character of Merlin.

Shrek the Third starts with Shrek and Finoa filling in for the king and queen of Far Far Away. The king then happens to be on his deathbed and tells Shrek he wants him to be king. Shrek who doesn’t want responsibility finds out there is another who could rule and sets off to find him. As Shrek, donkey, and puss are leaving and Finoa tells Shrek that she is pregnant, which scares Shrek because he doesn’t want kids. The trio gets to their destination and finds out that the person they are looking for is Arthur (Timberlake), who is basically a loser of the high school and is picked on by Lancelot and Gwen (Gwenivere). While all this is happening Prince Charming takes over Far Far Away and sets a trap for Shrek to return too.

Shrek the Third has its funny moments and did a good job incorerating the story of king Arthur and Lancelot. Other than the same jokes told a different way this movie really does not sit well and makes you want to go to Dreamworks Studios and demand a refund.

Shrek the Third gets a 2 out of 5.

This is definitely a Rental. The only way I see spending money on it is if you have kids or you just want to complete the trilogy and if you do that wait till the movie store has it as a used copy.