Donkey bags the heartiest laughs, but Puss-In-Boots adds plenty of cream on top.
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And even stranger to think that there's still a movie about which you can say, "Eddie Murphy's the best thing in it."Ī minor improvement on the original, and so a major triumph. It's still strange to think that in two vibrant CG comi-fairytales, it's a stumpy, grey, potbellied mule who provides the most entertainment.
Cat-shaped additions aside, the show is well and truly swiped by Eddie Murphy's original "annoying talking animal", from his hoof-in-mouth gaffes to his high-tempo riffing with both Myers and Banderas. Joppich and I were blown away by the talent we saw from you.
#Shrek 2 cast full
Rated the 76 best film of 2001, and 4849 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users). Cast and Crew List Congratulations to everyone who auditioned The casting for this show was full of very difficult decisions. Genres: Computer Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fairy Tale, Family, Buddy. Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow. It's also pleasing to report that Donkey gets plenty of opportunity to ass about at the dinner table, and it's not the only scene he steals. Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson. : Shrek 2 : Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Larry King, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Jennifer Saunders, John Cleese, Joan Rivers. Once more, the theme revolves around love and identity, although this time the issue of racism (speciesism?) is raised: the awkward Meet The Parents dinner-encounter, in which Fiona's father reveals his disgust at the prospect of having green, trumpet-lugged grandchildren, provides some surprisingly poignant jabs. As with the first Shrek, you really do end up caring for these characters, and hoping that, yet again, the central pair can overcome the obstacles hurled their way to deliver a climactic magical clinch. Happily it doesn't - the smart gags outnumber the clunkers to ensure this sequel remains a nimble, fleet-footed affair.īut it's not just about keeping those laughs coming - the scripters also remember that a truly successful comedy has to engage the other emotions, too. In fact, the script becomes so preoccupied with winking at you that you start to worry it'll forget to look where it's going. With more sophisticated animation, tighter pacing, and star-studded additions to the cast, including Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews and John Cleese, the movie. The writers are also a little too desperate to cram in as many knowing movie references as they can (Alien, Spider-Man and ET among them).