Two comedies are battling it out this weekend with MacGruber and Shrek Forever After.
MacGruber
Starring: Will Forte, Kristin Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer
Directed by: Jorma Taccone
Plot: After 10 years, the world’s greatest special agent, MacGruber, is called back into action to stop his arch nemesis, Deiter Von Cunth, from launching a stolen nuclear warhead.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 55%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Shrek Forever After
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Jane Lynch
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Plot: Shrek, bored with his now mundane family life, makes a deal with the devious Rumpelstiltskin to return to his old ogre ways for a day. But after signing the deal, Shrek finds himself in an alternate Far, Far Away where Stiltskin is king and his friends don’t recognize him.
RT Freshness: 54%
Critic Consensus: “While not without its moments, Shrek Forever After too often feels like a rote rehashing of the franchise’s earlier entries.”
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