Picking up exactly where the first movie left off, this movie takes us to the kingdom of Far, Far Away as Shrek and Fiona return to her homeland to tell her parents (Cleese, Andrews) the good news. Not everyone is happy to find her married to an ogre, with the most irate in this group being Prince Charming (Everett), who was supposed to be the one who lifted Fiona's curse. We're also introduced to the mysterious Fairy Godmother (Saunders), and a bar called the Poison Apple, where the villains of the fairy tale world hang out, including the great ogre-slayer, Puss-in-Boots (Banderas).
cast
Antonio Banderas as Puss-in-Boots (voice) Cameron Diaz as Fiona (voice) Eddie Murphy as Donkey Jennifer Saunders as The Fairy Godmother (voice) John Cleese as King Julie Andrews as Queen Mike Myers as Shrek (voice) Rupert Everett as Prince Charming
DreamWorks, probably after extensive focus group testing throughout the Magic Kingdom (whoops, sorry, that's another studio), decided on a name for the follow-up to SHREK, their blockbuster hit of 2001. Rejecting such suggestions as SHREKER, THE RETURN OF THE JOLLY GREEN OGRE and PRINCESS FI, they decided that a simpler SHREK 2 would be their ticket to instant riches this year. The third blockbuster of this summer season, after VAN HELSING and TROY, it's the first good one, and the first one of the three whose extensive use of CGI -- SHREK 2, of course, is all CGI -- is well worth the money spent.
