Shrek is a simple attempt to spoof classic fairy tails. Or so Dreamworks would have you think. It's a quite thinly guised jab at Disney, and it all too often comes off as mean-spirited in that sense (the "compensating" joke comes to mind). Some of Shrek's jokes are funny, but frankly, they try too hard to make a joke into a scene, rather than incorporate it. I saw half of the jokes coming from a mile away, too. The ending was also anti-climactic and a little "harsh". You'll probably like it, but I don't know why.
Review of Shrek
