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Leo (2023)

 

Leo is about an old lizard who wants to have his one last hurrah before he gets too old to do his bucket list.

This is another in the long line of Adam Sandler movies for Netflix that his contract requires him to do. In 2020, Sandler got another quarter of a million dollar deal with Netflix to do four more movies since his view count was so monumental over other Netflix original movies. While watching the movie you can tell it's Sandler's humor and he hires his usual friends to voice act in this animated family film. With Disney failing and Illumination taking hold of families, it's nice that there is room for Happy Madison Productions to put in good work.

Sandler puts on a voice for Leo that is goofy in his own right. Bill Burr plays his best bud Squirtle the turtle. Cecily Strong, from Saturday Night Live, plays the substitute teacher, she really sells the mean old lady. Another couple of voices you'll recognize were Siendfeld's Jason Alexander as the entitled parent and, of course, Rob Schneider as the Principal.

My kids enjoyed the film, even the pre-teen who hates most things. Like old family films, there are plenty of adult humor that will go over the children's heads. There's a lot of singing but that isn't unheard of with a Sandler cartoon. Result: B+

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