Shrek the Third (2007)
Directed by Chris Miller
After the King of Far Far Away dies, Shrek and Fiona are to succede. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, he and Donkey set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.
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Even Timberlake and John Cleese, who previously played a reluctant hero and ailing king in Shrek the Third, respectively, essentially serve similar functions here.
The film’s very loose plot does more to remind us of Shrek 2’s flaws than it does of the series’ strengths.
But it seems that when Andrew Adamson, who co-directed 2001’s “Shrek” and 2004’s “Shrek 2,” moved onto greener pastures (with 2005’s surprise hit “The Chronicles of Narnia”), he must have taken something with him.
As the film opens, Prince Charming (voiced by Rupert Everett), who was so close to getting the throne in Shrek 2, has been reduced to dinner theatre and in general is made a mockery of.
Shrek (2001) and Shrek 2 (2004) are nearing the $1.4 billion revenue mark, and the amount is still climbing.