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Road to El Dorado, The

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Road to El Dorado, The reviews
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9.3 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 29 critic reviews
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Based on 13 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Family/Kids

Written by: Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio

Directed by: Bibo Bergeron
Will Finn
Don Paul
David Silverman

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 31, 2000
DVD: December 12, 2000

Running Time: 89 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

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.

What The Critics Said

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...

88

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

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

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Bright and zesty.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

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

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67

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

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

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63

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

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

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63

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Pretty much a road to nowhere.

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63

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Less than memorable.

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63

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

The one thing most sorely missing is movie magic.

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63

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.

60

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

A pleasure.

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60

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

A snappy, delightfully balanced bit of historic whimsy.

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59

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.

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58

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

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

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55

TNT RoughCut Morgan Fouch

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

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

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

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50

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.

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50

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

A loosely woven crazy quilt of other, better movies.

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50

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

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

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50

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

A lazy, torpid piece of animated tourism.

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50

Film.com Robert Horton

A very silly film.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

Glitters, but it's not pure gold.

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42

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

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

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40

Film.com John Hartl

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

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40

Newsweek Andrea C. Basora

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

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40

Variety Todd McCarthy

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

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40

Film.com Sean Means

A too-familiar road.

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40

TV Guide Steve Simels

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

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30

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

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

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30

Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

Obnoxiously dull.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Sarah J gave it a10:
It's one of my favourite cartoons and I can't find any significant flaws in it.

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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