The biggest critique of the film is that it feels like it lost the "wry and subversive" edge that made the original so special.
For its time, the animation was a massive leap forward. The team built entirely new hair and clothing simulators to handle the increased number of human characters. Shrek The Third
Many of the jokes lean more into slapstick than the sharp, multi-layered wit of the first two films. The biggest critique of the film is that
Prince Charming, while funny, lacks the genuine threat level of Lord Farquaad or the Fairy Godmother. The Bright Spots: Give the Princesses Their Flowers Shrek The Third
The Ogre-Sized Identity Crisis: Re-evaluating "Shrek the Third"