Creative casting makes this work

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2004)

Emperor Kusko is inconvenienced when his advisor turns him into a llama, and he needs a villager and his family to help him return to power. It'd be easier for the villager if the emperor weren't planning to raze the village to make room for a summer home.
I don't know what David Spade is like in real life, but voicing the character of Kusko seems to flow very naturally for him. There's good chemistry between him and John Goodman (Pacha), though at points neither seems terribly involved emotionally. Whoever thought of casting Eartha Kitt as Yzma was inspired...her voice is absolutely perfect for the evil chemist. Patrick Warburton also deserves a mention as Yzma's minion, Kronk, one of the most lovable bad guys I've seen in a while. I liked this movie; perhaps not Disney's best, but I thought it was pretty good.