It's been a long time since I watched Shrek and I was ready for another Madagascar scenario where I realize that I had terrible taste in movies as a kid and finally see a garbage movie as a garbage movie. Shrek is surprisingly good. The animation is pretty solid for a 2001 movie, with a few issues when we see characters just a little too close and a few of the "nature shots" look pretty great. The voice acting is all stellar, although Diaz is a clear weak link, and the characters themselves are fairly well fleshed out. The only big issue is that it's an hour and a half, but we fly through the story so fast and there really isn't that much story to begin with, so we get too much filler. Had Shrek's journey had a few more kinks, the filler wouldn't stick out as much, but if you only have 90 minutes, the five or so minutes spent on Shrek pro wrestling feels like too much. The beginning drags and the end just isn't a big of a climax as I had hoped. If we cut a few things and add in some additional obstacle, Shrek would be great, but it's still a solid family film that has a lot to offer to both kids and adults. It's no Monsters Inc., but it's fast and fun without being stupid and gaudy and that means a lot in a family film.