Shrek Forever After
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rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 58 based on 34 reviews. Pete Hammond of Boxoffice gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 writing "Hilarious and heartfelt from start to finish, this is the best Shrek of them all, and that's no fairy tale. Borrowing liberally from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, this edition blends big laughs and emotion to explore what Far Far Away might have been like if Shrek never existed." James Berardinelli of Reelviews awarded the film 3/4 stars stating "Even though Shrek Forever After is obligatory and unnecessary, it's better than Shrek 3 and it's likely that most who attend as a way of saying goodbye to the Jolly Green Ogre will not find themselves wishing they had sought out a more profitable way of spending 90-odd minutes." Writing her critique for Entertainment Weekly,
Lisa Schwarzbaum graded the film a B- claiming "Everyone involved fulfills his or her job requirements adequately. But, the magic is gone, and Shrek Forever After is no longer an ogre phenomenon to reckon with." Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers wrote "This is a fun ride. What’s missing is the excitement of new interpretation." Mary Pols, film critic for Time, concluded her review with "Can an ogre jump a shark? I think so." Giving the film 1 star out of 4, Kyle Smith of New York Post wrote that "After the frantic spurt of fairy-tale allusions and jokes in the first three Shreks, this one inches along with a few mostly pointless action scenes and the occasional mild pun." Having it as the widest release for an animated film playing in 4,359 theaters (later expanded to 4,389) on May 21, 2010, on opening day in the US, the film took #1, grossing an estimated $20,750,000. This was far less auspicious than the opening days of the last two Shrek films. The film then opened in three days with $70,838,207, lower than the two previous films, Shrek 2, which opened with $108 million back in 2004 and Shrek the Third, which opened with $121 million back in 2007. However, it's far bigger than the original Shrek, which opened with $42 million back in 2001, and had the fourth biggest opening of 2010 behind Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2, and Toy Story 3. Anne Globe, head of worldwide marketing for DreamWorks Animation, said they were happy with the movie's opening since it debuted at #1 and also had the
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