Review: Shrek Forever After

Review: Shrek Forever After

Rating: **1/2

Nonna's Rating: $$$

Rotten Tomatoes: 54%

There's a bit of tiredness about this latest, and reportedly final, installment of the Shrek series. Shrek himself is world-weary and seems to be experiencing a mid-life crisis -- although I have no idea how long an ogre might live. Fiona, however, is her stalwart, reliable, responsible self and, by the end of the film, a veritable Boadicea.

The filmmakers use the "It's A Wonderful Life," what-if-he'd-never-been-born device so that Shrek can learn the life lessons he needs to learn. When all is said and done, there are plenty of clever, witty jokes to delight adults and plenty of action and silly jokes to amuse children. I took my grandson Max to the movie and he liked it. We didn't watch the 3-D version, and I don't think we missed much.

Nonna's Ratings:

$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it