2001 | USA | PG | 90 min.
A misunderstood ogre (Mike Myers) reluctantly
agrees to rescue a princess in order
to free himself from the onslaught of talking
pigs, wayward wooden boys, and typhlotic
rodents foisted on him by a Lord with a very
small castle. But he gets more than he bargained
for when a wisecracking donkey (Eddie
Murphy) dogs him all the way to Duloc,
and the princess (Cameron Diaz) micromanages
her rescue. Add a curse, a dragon, and a
band of merry men, and you get a fantastical
fractured fairytale with enough wit and heart
to fill a swamp. This is a movie with layers, like
an onion, and one that speaks to both children
and adults with its wickedly sly and charmingly
irreverent spirit. It made Scottish accents cool,
it made Smash Mouth relevant, and it’ll make
you a believer. The first film to win the Oscar
for Best Animated Picture can add TCFF People’s
Choice Winner to its many accolades!