...agreeable subject matter that’s employed to entertaining (albeit awfully slight) effect...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 13, 2024

The Road to El Dorado is one of DreamWorks' essential gems: a fast-paced adventure as fun as it was 23 years ago. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 25, 2023

Though containing all of the elements you would imagine might make a rip-roaring, animated comedy adventure, The Road to El Dorado doesn't fit that bill.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 16, 2021

Outstanding family movie mixes comedy, action, romance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 13, 2012

It's a shame that a film with such talent and imagery behind it ended up being ultimately a waste of time...

| Apr 29, 2009

Suffers from demographic schizophrenia.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

I expected to have a lot more fun...than I did, which is a shame. I think it's going to fall quickly by the wayside.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 9, 2005

The less you know about history, the better your chances of enjoying this movie . . .

| Oct 8, 2003

El Dorado is not striking or groundbreaking, but it's accomplished enough.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 14, 2003

Immerses the viewer with vivid color and awe-inspiring artwork from the first frame.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

The filmmakers want an epic feel to the film, but they provide neither context nor dimension to the people of El Dorado themselves.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2002

As good as most recent post-Katzenberg Disney films, and certainly -- with its stylised characterisation and bursts of witty dialogue -- a great deal better than the Mouse's turgid mega-budget epic Dinosaur.

Full Review | Dec 2, 2002

A nice animated trip for kids, but hardly a required journey for grown-ups.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 7, 2002

Good clean fun, that will keep kids (and most adults) absorbed in its shiny cartoon bubble throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2002

Gets by with a story that is good but not great -- not unlike the famous Road movies made 50 years ago by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2002

In the few moments when the noise and the fast-paced story subside long enough for a good look at the scenery, the animation is impressive.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 19, 2002

Engaging children's entertainment.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 22, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 9, 2002

Not only is the story reed thin, but it's also undercut by continual anachronistic dialog that's funny but alienates us from the adventure and characters.

| Original Score: 2.25/5 | Dec 10, 2001

Everything about it evokes comparisons to other animated features, and while it more or less holds its own, nothing comes across as new or even interesting.

| Original Score: C | Oct 24, 2001