A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.
Writing
Rumpelstiltskin's contract law villainy is genuinely clever.
Acting
Walt Dohrn steals every scene as the weaselly trickster.
Practical Effects
The ogre resistance designs slap harder than they should.
Director
Mike Mitchell
Mike Myers
Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas
Puss in Boots (voice)
Walt Dohrn
Rumpelstiltskin / Priest / Krekraw Ogre (voice)
Julie Andrews
Queen Lillian (voice)
John Cleese
King Harold (voice)
Jon Hamm
Brogan (voice)
Jane Lynch
Gretched (voice)
Craig Robinson
Cookie (voice)
Lake Bell
Patrol Witch / Wagon Witch #2 (voice)
Kathy Griffin
Dancing Witch / Wagon Witch #1 (voice)
Mary Kay Place
Guard Witch (voice)
Kristen Schaal
Pumpkin Witch / Palace Witch (voice)
Meredith Vieira
Broomsy Witch (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was originally titled 'Shrek Goes Fourth' and 'Shrek: The Final Chapter' before the studio settled on the pun. Marketing knew what they were doing.
Released the same summer as 'Toy Story 3,' this got buried — but it's secretly the better midlife-crisis animated sequel. Fight me.
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