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The Emperor's New Groove

2000

Mark Dindal

Animation, Voice: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton ...

6.2

46,151

Animation. Kids. Comedy. Fantasy In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma; he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I liked its visual aliveness and its cheeky storytelling quality (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Robert Koehler Variety	" Light, taut and compact"
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"'The Emperor's New Groove' is a timely reminder that animated films don't have to be grandiose visual circuses with full Broadway scores to entertain."
		Emma Cochrane Empire	"An attractive, generally enjoyable concoction, but never really hits its comedic or emotional targets full on. Fun but quickly forgettable (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		George Perry BBC	"[An] engagingly funny, undemanding but consistently entertaining escapade (...) The score is often as witty as the visuals it accompanies (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This Disney production is wittily designed and richly voiced - sharp, lively and funny."
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"One of the most enjoyable animated comedies"
		Alan Jones Radio Times	"'The Emperor's New Groove' is witty, engaging and groovy (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The movie makes its point through wit and gently barbed dialogue (...) The screenplay offers plenty to laugh at for kids and adults (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Wally Hammond Time Out	"An entertaining change of tone"
		Glen Oliver IGN	"Direction by Mark Dindal (...) is smart and propulsive (...) A refreshingly fun and fast film"

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