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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyAfter a buoyantly funny first half-hour, stylish animated comedy takes a breather before ramping it up again for a rambunctious, girrrl-power finale that provides a convenient springboard for further adventures to come.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumI love the princess squad.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovShrek, DreamWorks' big green cash machine, has finally run dry, perhaps not of box office power, but most assuredly of the caustic, fractured fairy tale-isms and the wry, snarky wit that made the first film, and to a lesser degree, the first sequel, so winning.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFour words say all that needs to be said about Shrek the Third: more of the same.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttMuch of the bite and a good deal of the wit of the first two films are missing here. The rude send-up of beloved fairy tale conventions remains -- somewhat -- but these playful jabs no longer come as pleasing surprises. You expect them. And you expect better.
- 58Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe law of diminishing returns is no more apparent than in the movie world. A sequel, with rare exceptions, is worse than the film it follows, and sequels of sequels fare even worse. Such is the case with Shrek the Third.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceBlinded by avarice and all out of ideas, once again, Hollywood can't tell when enough is way more than enough.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThere's no disguising the fact that Shrek the Third has come down with a bad case of sequelitis. You know the symptoms: Lots of razzle-dazzle to distract from the hole at the center of the story. You know, the place where fresh ideas should be.
- 50Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterThe end result of Shrek the Third is that you laugh a lot and you go home grumpy.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI doubt even rabid fans of the first two will consider Shrek the Third a worthy addition to the franchise.