However they accidentally stole away on Cortez's ship to the new world while on the run from the guards. They steal a map to the fabled El Dorado city of gold in the new world. Petty-criminal pretty boys Tulio (Kevin Kline) and Miguel (Kenneth Branagh) are wanted by the authorities. In conclusion, a visually audacious and fun Dreamworks film. Armand Assante provides his voice effectively. Then there is the antagonist, Tzekel-Khan, the high priest and speaker and to say he is nuts is an understatement. She is the seducer of El Dorado, willing to help Miguel and Tulio at a price, and Rosie Perez, a delightful actress was perfect. Chel has to be one of the most vivacious female characters in any animated film, along with Jasmine, Esmeralda, Tzipporah and Odette. Both Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline did a wonderful job putting their wit across and were entertaining as a result.
Miguel is more light hearted and Tulio while more into wealth than Miguel has real humanity. I liked the characters of Miguel and Tulio. The characters are engaging enough, and the voice acting was great. The part with the chief playing ball with the village children was indeed adorable. The script is not too bad, there are some entertaining parts, and while some of the banter is a tad contrived other parts are witty and very humorous. The plot here was at least coherent, and while not perhaps the most fast-moving of all plots, does have some humour to keep the kids amused. Fair enough, but bear in mind people complained about the story of Spirit:Stallion of the Cimarron being dull. Zimmer is one of my favourite film composers, and while he has done better work, his score is rousing and exciting enough. I actually liked the songs here, they were somewhat catchy and memorable. We know from the Lion King, which is not only one of my favourite animated films but one of my favourite films ever that Elton John can write good songs. I know people have complained about the songs and the score.
The animation of the lost city of gold itself was above mesmerising. The animation is stunning, the backgrounds are colourful, the colours are vibrant and the character movements are sharp. These flaws aside, there is a lot to enjoy. My other complaint is that the ending was somewhat abrupt, maybe it is just me but I felt that the film could've done with a more rounded finish. One was that, the banter at the beginning between Miguel and Tulio came across as a little on the contrived side.
If I had any negatives for this film, they are very few. But is it the worst Dreamworks? No, I was disappointed with Shark Tale, which was nice visually but suffered from a meandering script and an unoriginal plot line, and I think it is better than Shrek the Third, which felt tired in comparison to its first two predecessors. Is it the best Dreamworks film? No, I don't think it is as evocative or as stirring as Prince of Egypt, as zany or as (quite) original as Shrek, as witty or as charming as Antz, as ambitious or as mature as Spirit or as audacious or as sweet as Over the Hedge. "Without Question" (featuring Don Henley and Timothy B.The Road To El Dorado is a fun film from Dreamworks. "Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)" The songs were composed mainly by John with lyricist Tim Rice, with score contributions by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. The Road to El Dorado is an album released by singer Elton John to accompany the DreamWorks Animation feature film The Road to El Dorado.
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