A satisfying Forever After in the Shrek series...

After the extremely disappointing Shrek The Third, in all fairness I didn't even want to see another Shrek film. When the trailer of this film was released, it didn't really increase my anticipation so I thought I'd go and see the film anyway because its a Shrek film after all. So, I would say my expectations were quite low. However, when I watched it, I was pleasantly surprised at it. I mean, no the dialogue may not have been as powerful as the first two films but it became surprisingly emotional especially towards the end.


Shrek Forever After starts with Shrek and Fiona as parents to the three Ogre babies and Shrek just can't stand the fact that he can't have as much peace and quiet alone as he used to (like at the start of the film). When he and Fiona have an argument, Shrek is confronted by Rumpelstiltskin and Shrek is tricked into signing a contract to go back to his old ways. In this trick by Rumpelstiltskin, Shrek begins to realise what he has lost and what he needs in his life! Mike Myers proves once again that he has the perfect voice for the Shrek character, Eddie Murphy cracked me up again as Donkey and Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas did well too. I mean, as far as the characters in the fourth film compared to the other three, they look different or slightly act different but they are still the same heroes that we have seen in the others. As far as new villain is concerned Rumpelstiltskin, I thought he was a lame villain to be honest. I mean, yeah he looked scary but didn't seem to be as threatening as I would've expected.


The work from Chris Miller in the third film really needed to be replaced and no, Mike Mitchell didn't seem as much of a top-notch director like Andrew Adamson was for the first two films but it made up for the weak display in the third film. I mean, it turned out quite emotional and became very affectionate for adults so I am pleased that the series has ended satisfyingly.


Overall, Shrek Forever After is a satisfying end to the Shrek series that perhaps could've been better but could've been a lot worse. Enjoyable fun!