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Road to El Dorado, The
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 29 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
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.
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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...
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
It has a jokey irreverence that keeps it from teetering over the edge to absurdity.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Ends up taking enough detours to keep DreamWorks' latest animated epic from striking cinematic gold.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
The DreamWorks team continues to give Disney a run for their money.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
Proves there are some things cartoons can't do better than live action after all.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.
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.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Its animation is simply glorious, but its story and characters are trite.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut Morgan Fouch
Has neither the charm, plot nor visual splendor of its predecessors.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The package would be more enticing if it didn't fall so squarely into overused Hollywood formulas.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
A loosely woven crazy quilt of other, better movies.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Reasonably diverting, but don't count on it lingering in your memory.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
This trip down The Road to El Dorado proceeds under the speed limit all the way.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
Cobbled together from so many sources that it never develops a narrative drive of its own.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Andrea C. Basora
May only be remembered for featuring the first homoerotic nude bathing scene in children's animated movie history.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
A strained and pallid concoction that won't fire the collective imaginations of modern children.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Steve Simels
An often spectacular but ultimately rather tedious musical/adventure/comedy.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
The movie itself may be a species of Montezuma's revenge.
Read Full Review >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!
