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Road to El Dorado, The
DreamWorks Distribution


9.3

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MPAA RATING: PG for mild thematic material and language

Starring Armand Assante, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Edward James Olmos, and Rosie Perez

When they win a map to El Dorado, the famous City of Gold, Tulio (Kline) and Miguel (Branagh), two down-on-their-luck con men, believe they are on the road to riches.

GENRE(S):	Family/Kids
WRITTEN BY:	Ted Elliott Terry Rossio
DIRECTED BY:	Bibo Bergeron Will Finn Don Paul David Silverman
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: December 12, 2000 Video: December 12, 2000 Theatrical: March 31, 2000
RUNNING TIME:	89 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

It has a jokey irreverence that keeps it from teetering over the edge to absurdity.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Bright and zesty.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Ends up taking enough detours to keep DreamWorks' latest animated epic from striking cinematic gold.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

The DreamWorks team continues to give Disney a run for their money.

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

Proves there are some things cartoons can't do better than live action after all.

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Pretty much a road to nowhere.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Less than memorable.

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

The one thing most sorely missing is movie magic.

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

A pleasure.

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

A snappy, delightfully balanced bit of historic whimsy.

Mr. Showbiz Cody Clark

Feels like it was pulled out of the freezer and hastily microwaved about 10 minutes before you arrived at the theater.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

Its animation is simply glorious, but its story and characters are trite.

TNT RoughCut Morgan Fouch

Has neither the charm, plot nor visual splendor of its predecessors.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The package would be more enticing if it didn't fall so squarely into overused Hollywood formulas.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Little more than a sanitized blend of nonsense and adventure and just a teeny bit of romance, interspersed with the occasional pop song.

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

A loosely woven crazy quilt of other, better movies.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Reasonably diverting, but don't count on it lingering in your memory.

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

A lazy, torpid piece of animated tourism.

Film.com Robert Horton

A very silly film.

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

Glitters, but it's not pure gold.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

This trip down The Road to El Dorado proceeds under the speed limit all the way.

Film.com John Hartl

Cobbled together from so many sources that it never develops a narrative drive of its own.

Newsweek Andrea C. Basora

May only be remembered for featuring the first homoerotic nude bathing scene in children's animated movie history.

Variety Todd McCarthy

A strained and pallid concoction that won't fire the collective imaginations of modern children.

Film.com Sean Means

A too-familiar road.

TV Guide Steve Simels

An often spectacular but ultimately rather tedious musical/adventure/comedy.

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

The movie itself may be a species of Montezuma's revenge.

Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

Obnoxiously dull.

The average user rating for this movie is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jade gave it a10:
This movie has awesome animation, funny charcters, interesting plot, and great music. That's the only short way I can put this movie. "Glorious and magnificent" is what I'd call it if I were to quote it. The Road to El Dorado is perfect for all those who seek an hour and a half of friendship, comedy, adventure, and excitement. I totally recommend this movie.

Lee S gave it a10:
Wickedly funny, you guys all drank the seawater didn't you?

Harvey W. gave it a 2:
Definitely not a movie for young children!

Jenna S. gave it a 10:
Whoever said that this movie sucked, well, y'all suck!

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Road to El Dorado, The DreamWorks Distribution

Road to El Dorado, The
DreamWorks Distribution