Can somebody please tell me what the fuck is going on? How is it that now two of the three biggest movies released in the month of May are the biggest disappointments? Shrek The Third, like Spider-Man 3, was a movie that ran out of good ideas.
Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Oscar nominee Eddie Murphey, and Antonio Banderas are all back in their respectable positions (no need to tell them again, you should know who's who by heart) this time, they have to find a king to replace the deceased frog king of Far, Far Away; protect the kingdom from the hands of Charming (a devilish Rupert Everett),the once would-be king, now reduced to doing ye old diner theater, and Fiona getting knocked up; or as I like to call, stealing the screenplay to Spider-Man 3. Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots find the would be king in Arthur (Justin Timberlake, what the hell are you dioing in this picture???), the high school nerd (you know this movie's going downhill when they have to make King Arthur the loser in a medieval high school) that even the other nerds pick on (a hint of Napoleon Dynamite, anyone?).
Rather than explain the damn story, I might as well explain what's wrong with the movie: it's more of the same pop culture references and CG wonder, but without the heart or wit of the first two Shrek movies. Much like the third time sequels such as The Godfather: Part III and The Matrix Revolutions, Shrek the Third has run out of gas, and makes you leaving the theater, hoping that there isn't a fourth.
** stars out of ****
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