: Depending on where you live, you might find it under titles like Donkey X (North America), A Donkey's Tale (UK), or Les Folles Aventures De Rucio (France).
Despite its flaws, the film remains a curious artifact of early 2000s animation—a bold, if somewhat messy, attempt to bring 17th-century Spanish literature into the age of 3D snark and slapstick.
: On IMDb , the film holds a rating of 4.6/10 . While some praised the decent animation quality for a non-Hollywood production, many found the plot convoluted and the humor forced. Fast Facts
The film is perhaps most famous today for its blatant visual and marketing similarities to Shrek . Critics and audiences alike noted that Rucio bears an uncanny resemblance to Eddie Murphy’s "Donkey," and the film's promotional materials even boasted the tongue-in-cheek tagline "From the producers who saw Shrek".