The second Shrek film is nearly as good as the first, maintaining the relentless humor and upping the ante with the scale and emotional stakes.

| Sep 25, 2024

This really is a fun movie series, and hopefully we can expect more offerings to please both the kid in us as well as the cynical adult, both of whom will have no problem enjoying Shrek 2.

| Original Score: B | May 7, 2023

... As fun as the first and one of those films that's worth watching every so often because it always gets a smile out of you and the story works like a clock. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 30, 2023

Shrek 2 is one of the best DreamWorks features and one of the best animated sequels ever made. It takes everything that made the first film a phenomenon and amplified it to create an unforgettably hilarious experience.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Dec 16, 2022

"Shrek 2" is, dare I say, more hip than the original without particularly trying to be, which I felt was the first movie’s problem: Either you are or you aren’t.

| Original Score: B | Sep 19, 2022

Introduces one of the most lovable and laughable characters in animation history: Puss in Boots.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 9, 2020

Shrek 2 actually tells a creative story and doesn't just make fun of the fairytale genre but subverts it in some clever ways.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 11, 2019

It's just as good - if not better - than the original.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 17, 2016

The animation by which it stands or falls is as brilliant as ever and, though it wouldn't really be right to call it totally anti-Disney, it certainly trumps that institution for sharpness of focus, notably as far as the screenplay is concerned.

| Dec 6, 2014

All hail the angriest rebel since James Dean. All right, he's green, pot-bellied, and has the social graces of a slug. But in terms of attitude? Peerless.

| Dec 6, 2014

Go and see Shrek 2. You'll enjoy yourself thoroughly. Only the churlish could find any faults.

| Dec 6, 2014

Donkey, with his endless asides and phenomenally thick skin, is as much of a pleasure as he was in the first film, but he has a challenger: Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2014

Don't get me wrong. I'm not sulking. I liked Shrek 2. Honest. Kids will like Shrek 2. Most mums and dads will like Shrek 2. My problem is this: I didn't love it the way I loved Shrek.

| Dec 6, 2014

There's no denying that Shrek 2 is fun, but it's fun without substance, and like the bubbles in the Fairy Godmother's potions, it evaporates quickly.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2014

It's a close call as to which one's better.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 6, 2014

It's not often that a sequel is richer and deeper than the original creation, especially when we're talking about the offerings of Hollywood. But Shrek 2 is the exception.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 6, 2014

The characters are still charming, the animation really is spectacularly smooth and expressive, and the Looney Tunes-style humor and pop-culture in-jokes are as inventive and hilarious as before.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2014

Shrek 2 is as much of a shriek as the original and if they keep putting out films as charming as this one, we'll all live happily ever after.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 6, 2014

Like the original, Shrek 2 remains exceptional value for money for all age groups and essential winter viewing.

| Dec 6, 2014

There's no narrative, just half-hearted episodes punctuated by occasionally brilliant shtick.

| Dec 6, 2014