With this movie, we have what is arguably the best CGI animation to date. Fluidly rendered faces -- human faces -- landscapes, animals, castles, and, um, fairy tale characters. Lots of fairy tale characters.

Set in a strange amalgamation of every "Once Upon a Time..." world of storybook fantasy, the movie tells the tale of a reclusive orge's adventures to be the grudging hero on a quest, beat the bad guys, and... well... save a princess. (What else did you expect?)

The lead voice actors are Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy, so yes, there are plenty of silly, irreverant gags throughout the film. Fortunately, the jokes managed to not detract from the story. In fact, they help carry things along nicely in a unique, not overly serious way.

Fun story. Interesting twists. Tons of poke-funny little references to well-known fairy tales. Just an all-around good film. That's all.