| 91 |
Portland Oregonian
A spry and appealing film that throws off comic sparks with aplomb.
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| 91 |
Mr. Showbiz
This joyous romp is no mere new groove, it's a live wire -- 110 volts of pure holiday cheer.
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| 90 |
TV Guide
A comic masterpiece.
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| 90 |
Washington Post
A hip, hilarious new animated feature.
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| 90 |
Washington Post
Spade and Warburton might not have made The Emperor's New Groove one of the mouse factory's all-time greatest, but they've certainly made it one of the funniest.
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| 90 |
Los Angeles Times
A delightful, effervescent morality tale for children conveyed with such wit and sophistication that adults are likely to be enchanted as well.
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| 88 |
Boston Globe
Loren King
A lively, invigorating comedy: a near-perfect mix of fresh characters, well-cast voices, superb visuals, and a fast-paced, fantasy-adventure plot.
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| 88 |
Miami Herald
Christine Dolen
Thanks to myriad animators, the characters cavort, laugh and struggle against stunning backdrops, from lush jungles to cascading waterfalls. Groovy? Absolutely.
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| 83 |
Entertainment Weekly
Hip, funny, mostly nonmusical, decidedly non- epic family picture.
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| 80 |
Variety
Light, taut and compact, the zippy adventure is sometimes much too hip for the room.
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| 80 |
Film.com
The design of the film is wonderful, the animation everything one comes to expect from a Disney picture, and the jokes fly by so fast.
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| 80 |
Newsweek
This is a fleet, funny family entertainment that should tickle parents as well as tykes.
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| 80 |
Dallas Observer
M. V. Moorhead
Most of it--ranges from very funny to hilarious.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
When the Looney Tunes trademark came on the screen at the kiddie matinee of long ago, the kiddies would cheer in unison because they knew they were going to have unmitigated fun. The Emperor's New Groove evokes the same kind of spirit.
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| 75 |
Charlotte Observer
Why is The Emperor's New Groove Disney's funniest animated movie in years? Because it's the least like a Disney animated movie.
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| 75 |
Baltimore Sun
Nobody does this stuff better than Disney, and there's plenty here to like.
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| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle
This oddball comedy may be one of the brightest, funniest pieces of entertainment of the season.
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| 75 |
USA Today
The goofiest, giddiest and, yes, grooviest animated trip since Aladdin unbottled its genie.
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| 70 |
Time
Doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.
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| 70 |
The New York Times
Exhibits a cheeky effervescence and spunk.
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| 70 |
Chicago Reader
Exciting, clever sequences driven by surprisingly little plot and culminating in a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.
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| 63 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
Picks up speed as it goes along and the finale is frenzied and, well, cartoonish.
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| 63 |
New York Post
Refreshingly flirts with a very un-Disney political incorrectness.
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| 60 |
TNT RoughCut
Pretty hysterical.
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| 50 |
New York Daily News
Freewheeling and mindless.
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| 50 |
Chicago Tribune
A bright and zippy, but alarmingly over-campy and lighter-than-fluff cartoon feature.
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| 40 |
Austin Chronicle
Suffers from a persistent case of narrative backsliding that only serves to make older members of the audience long for the days of the dwarves, beauties, and poisoned apples of Disney-yore, and younger ones squirm in their seats.
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| 40 |
LA Weekly
David Chute
Plotwise, the movie's groove is more like a well-worn rut. Visually, too, the movie looks half-recycled.
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