After battling a fire-breathing dragon and the evil Lord Farquaad to win the hand of Princess Fiona, Shrek now faces his greatest challenge: the in-laws. Shrek and Princess Fiona return from their honeymoon to find an invitation to visit Fiona's parents, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Far, Far Away.
With Donkey along for the ride, the newlyweds set off. All of the citizens of Far, Far Away turn out to greet their returning Princess, and her parents happily anticipate the homecoming of their daughter and her new Prince. But no one could have prepared them for the sight of their new son-in-law, not to mention how much their little girl had...well...changed.
Little did Shrek and Fiona know that their marriage had foiled all of her father's plans for her future...and his own. Now the King must enlist the help of a powerful Fairy Godmother, the handsome Prince Charming and that famed ogre killer Puss In Boots to put right his version of "happily ever after."
What the critics are saying:
"A sequel that is better and funnier than the original."
- Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
"Shrek 2 brims with perverse pleasures that show no respect for the rules of kiddie-cartoon form."
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Is it going too far out on a beanstalk to say that Shrek 2 is one of the most mature movies about adult relationships ever made?"
- Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com