Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Written by Ted Elliott (screenplay) and William Steig (book)

Mike Myers voice of Shrek Eddie Murphy voice of The Donkey Cameron Diaz voice of Princess Fiona John Lithgow voice of Lord Farquaad Vincent Cassel voice of Monsieur Hood Peter Dennis voice of Ogre Hunter Jim Cummings voice of Captain of Guards Chris Miller voice of Geppetto/Magic Mirror Kathleen Freeman voice of Old Woman Jacquie Barnbrook voice of Wrestling Fan Guillaume Aretos voice of Merry Man Matthew Gonder voice of Merry Man

Running Time: 89 min.
Release Date: May. '01

Overall Call:
Going into this one I was hoping for a Toy Storyish fun film - I got much more. The story is clever and the humor is genuinely funny, as opposed to passable kiddy humor. There are a fair amount of parody like jokes that were all successful. The overall fairy tale story rang true as well. Not to mention that the digital animation is far superior to anything else to date. Anyone that comes out of this one grumbling is a real scrooge.

Reasons For Recommendation:
+ Excellent digital animation
+ Excellent writing