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The Road to El Dorado

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The Road to El Dorado (2000)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:50

Rotten:52

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Pridictable story and thin characters made the movie flat.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Two eccentric con artists, Tulio and Miguel, are shooting craps in the sun-squelched streets of 16th-century Spain when they win a sacred map charting the way to El Dorado, the lost City of Gold,... Two eccentric con artists, Tulio and Miguel, are shooting craps in the sun-squelched streets of 16th-century Spain when they win a sacred map charting the way to El Dorado, the lost City of Gold, and see it as their ticket both to adventure and an enormous fortune. With the map in hand, they stow away on the ship of evil Spanish leader Cortez, bound for Cuba. By chance, the two men are thrown off course and find themselves in a lush and vibrant rainforest replete with exotic animals, hidden waterfalls, and traces of an Indian civilization. Stumbling upon the gate to El Dorado, Tulio and Miguel are thought to be gods by a group of Mayan natives, and they are led into the heart of the city for a special welcoming ceremony. There they meet the adorable Chel, a con artist herself, who practically bests them at their own tricks. In the end, the two friends must choose whether they will stay and enjoy life in the magical city of El Dorado or make off with the gold and return to Western culture as rich men. [More]

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante

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

Director: Will Finn, Don Paul, Bibo Bergeron

Director: Will Finn, Don Paul, Bibo Bergeron
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Producer: Brooke Breton, Bonne Radford
Composer: John Powell, Hans Zimmer

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Dec 12, 2000

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It's a good junk-food movie. But when good junk food is being served by four-star chefs, one can't help but feel a little cheated.

Full Review Source: Nashville Scene | comment Comment
01/01/00
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
Nashville Scene

The animation is uninspiring and brings nothing new to the table of animation magic.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
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The animation is handsome but hardly stirring.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
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Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
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An exuberant, lighthearted adventure yarn.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
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Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

Very entertaining.

Full Review Source: Winnipeg Sun | comment Comment
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Randall King
Randall King
Winnipeg Sun

The movie feels schematic and derivative.

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Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

How Hollywood's animated filmmakers can continue to crank out pictures built on the same template year after year and have them continue to be even occasionally entertaining is something I'll never completely understand.

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Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

[Kline's and Branagh's] shared timing is so good it whets the appetite for further adventures.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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The animators' talents and diligence have been corrupted on every front.

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Robert Wilonsky
Robert Wilonsky
New Times

Bright and zesty.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
At the Movies
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The film's vivid wonder and wholesome story are sure to leave an impression.

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Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

It's not a dazzling visual spectacle, and it's not going to move anyone to tears. It is, however, the kind of sturdy, generally smart film craftsmanship that shows up far more often when a world is drawn than when it's photographed.

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Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
rec.arts.movies.reviews

For a movie about 'discovering' the New World, The Road to El Dorado covers a lot of familiar territory.

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Sean Means
Sean Means
Film.com
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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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Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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It's not cute enough for kids, not clever enough for adults. It's gorgeous but curiously dull.

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Steve Murray
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A movie that's kind of cute but rarely anything more.

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Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

Did the filmmakers really know where they were going when they started on this Road?

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
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Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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Great fun for spirited adventurers of all ages.

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Susan Granger
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Timid and flat.

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Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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This is one Road whose gold apparently got paved over.

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Susan Wloszczyna
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USA Today
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