The Road to El Dorado Movie Review 2000

Spanish con men Tulio (Kline) and Miguel (Branagh) search for the legendary Lost City of Gold in this animated mix of the Crosby-Hope "Road" pictures and Kipling's "Man Who Would Be King." The duo hitch a ride with Cortes's expedition to South America, land among the natives, and are mistaken for gods. They also run into a beautiful local (Perez) who's onto their game and agrees to help them, and run afoul of the local priest, who's fond of human sacrifice and wants to overthrow the kindly chief (Olmos). As usual, the animation is superb, and there are enjoyable moments throughout, but a weak plot and nondescript characters add up to a somewhat disappointing outing.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animated Musicals, Period Piece: 16th Century, Scams, Stings & Cons, Road Trip, Mexico, Buddies, Dreamworks Animated Movies

Screenplay

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Director

Eric Bergeron, Don Paul

Music

Elton John, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Tim Rice

Other

Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Elton John

Producer

Dreamworks Pictures