The Emperor's New Groove

More fun, goofy cartoon antics than Disney polish.

Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.

Emperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.

The unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney's plusher cartoons lack.

This Disney comedy makes a self-conscious and largely successful attempt to modernise the studio's format with a jive-ass sensibility.

The Emperor’s New Groove is really about another new groove — Disney animation's… Not a success at the box office, it deserves to be a family hit on VHS and DVD.

The Emperor’s New Groove is fast-paced, furiously amusing, and genuinely unlike any other Disney feature ever made.

It’s one of those near-flawless masterpieces that makes you wonder why every troubled production doesn’t result in a sensational finished product.

The narrative of The Emperor’s New Groove might be cliched but the style drags the film to much more memorable heights.

So take the 78 minutes and pay tribute to one of the most tenacious and iconic performers of the 20th century, and perhaps find your own groove in the enervating doldrums of the current world.