A big welcome to our guest reviewer Megan (insert applause here)! She took her boys to see a preview of Shrek Forever After last weekend and here is what she thought of it…

Disclaimer:  I have not seen either Shrek 2 or Shrek 3, so I cannot say anything about the continuing storyline in the series.  However, as a stand alone movie I will say that Shrek 4 is very funny.  I cannot recall the last time a children’s movie made me laugh as hard as this one did. It was well written, had a great soundtrack and can be enjoyed by young and old alike.

Shrek (Mike Myers) has settled into a life of domesticity with Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and has grown weary of the day to day routine.  He longs to be an ogre and instill fear in people as he used to.  Meanwhile, Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) is still upset that Shrek rescued Fiona before he was able to trick her parents in to signing over Far, Far Away to him.Rumpelstiltskin plays on Shrek’s vulnerability and tricks him into signing a contract that exchanges a day from Shrek’s past so that he can have one day to do as he wishes.

Unfortunately for Shrek, Rumpelstiltskin chooses to take the day Shrek was born so it’s as though Shrek never existed.  Although he starts out enjoying his day by scaring everyone as he used to, he soon realizes that he has been duped.  None of his friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), who has grown fat and lazy and, more importantly, Fiona remember him.  In the alternate version of Far, Far AwayRumpelstiltskin is now king and Fiona is the leader of a group of warring ogres who have been forced to hide underground because they are constantly hunted by a group of witches working for Rumpelstiltskin .

The only way for Shrek to void the contract is to share “True Love’s Kiss” with his true love.  He must convince Fiona that she loves him.  Along the way Rumpelstiltskin does his best to keep them apart by using his witches to battle them. Of course true love always prevails in the end.

Rumpelstiltskin was my favorite character – the perfect combination of greed and buffoonery.  He had different wigs for different situations, such as when he called to his lackeys, “Bring me my angry wig.”

I definitely recommend the movie. It was enjoyable enough that I imagine we will have a repeat viewing at the theater before it’s gone.

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