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| They could have called this delightful sequel Meet The Parents, if that title hadn't already been taken, because it sums up the plot nicely. Shrek (the voice of Mike Myers) and his new bride, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) in tow, visit the land of Far Far Away to show Fiona's parents (Julie Andrews, John Cleese) that she's happily become an ogre in order to marry Shrek. Appalled that his daughter has wed a monster instead of the self-absorbed Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), the king enlists the help of a mean-spirited Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) in an attempt to steal Fiona back. | |
| What follows is witty, sweet, and love-affirming, leaving behind the smutty double entendres and (most of) the low-brow flatulence humour of the original. It's that rarest of sequels - one that's vastly superior to its precursor, and one that will leave you happily ever after. |
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Gay Interest: LoadsAlthough there's no explicitly queer content, it could be argued that the story, with its "love whom you choose" message, is a metaphor for same-sex marriage; in addition, one of Cinderella's ugly stepsisters (voiced by Larry King) is a man in drag. Myers played gay in 54, Andrews starred in Victor/Victoria, Saunders stars on TV's Absolutely Fabulous, and Antonio Banderas, who voices Puss-in-Boots, is a veteran of Pedro Almodovar's films and played gay in Philadelphia. Everett, it goes without saying, is gay full time. |
