Shrek (2001)

Rolling Stone
"...SHREK is a world-class charmer..." 06/07/2001 p.119-20

Variety
"...SHREK is an instant animated classic....Playing equally effectively as a lively romp for kids and an enormously clever comedy for adults..." 05/07/2001 p.49-58

Premiere
"...SHREK is a funny, sweet, snappy fairy tale about misfits....It's impossible to ogre-state the sheer fun of SHREK..." 06/01/2001 p.88-9

New York Times
"...SHREK is scrappy, brash comedy, and the brio of actors adds to the dynamism..." 05/16/2001 p.E1

USA Today
"...Riotous....The most thoroughly enjoyable cartoon feature since TOY STORY..." 05/16/2001 p.1D

Box Office
"...Mike Myers is able to both humanize and soften the character....Cameron Diaz' unorthodox take on a post-feminist fairytale princess is likewise accomplished, endearing yet amusing..." 07/01/2001 p.101

Sight and Sound
"...SHREK is a film of marvels....It has a lovely vintage-illustration look, with a sylvan swamp and a wonderfully grotesque castle..." 07/01/2001 p.54-5

Los Angeles Times
"...Casual, carefree, consistently amusing....Smartly constructed to appeal to children and their parents..." 05/16/2001 p.1

Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie is an astonishing visual delight, with animation techniques that seem lifelike and fantastical, both at once..." 05/18/2001 p.27