Leo

Name: Leo
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Family, Musical
Released: November 17, 2023
Rating: 65
Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Jackie Sandler

2023

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Netflix | Release Date: November 17, 2023

Starring: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Jackie Sandler, Jason Alexander, Nicholas Turturro, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, Stephanie Hsu

Summary: Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Adam Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossiblyJaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Adam Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever.… Expand

Director: David Wachtenheim and Robert Marianetti and Robert Smigel

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Family, Musical

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Aparita Bhandari

Nov 20, 2023

Leo proved to be a perfect, lighthearted watch on a rainy evening that left us with a feeling of bonhomie before switching off the lights for the night. Read full review

Collider Erick Massoto

Nov 21, 2023

From references to Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana) to songs that don’t rhyme and even metalinguistic performances – the one with the clocks is especially good because it completely underscores a particular character’s personality – Leo shows a surprising level of maturity that we’ve only come to expect from Pixar and Studio Ghibli films. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Nov 17, 2023

However immature Sandler’s sense of humor may have been in the past, he seems to have a pretty good handle on what makes kids tick. The movie can be making potty jokes one minute and delivering practical advice the next, wrapping with the sensible suggestion to “find your Leo.” Read full review

Slashfilm Josh Spiegel

Nov 17, 2023

Though Leo is perhaps not the most groundbreaking animated film of the year, its gentle tone and emotion mixed with some standard anarchic gags from the Happy Madison school of comedy work in its favor. Read full review

Empire Sophie Butcher

Nov 27, 2023

Fun, warm, but meandering and too-long, Leo is an animated adventure with kindness and celebrating individuality on its mind – and is a great showcase for Sandler’s voice talents. Read full review

Claire Shaffer

Nov 22, 2023

Leo sometimes has trouble identifying its audience. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Nov 21, 2023

Leo can sometimes have a jolt of energy from its slapstick sequences or its bright color palette, in which Leo the lizard flies through the air, floats on a bubble, or meets other talking animals. But it's all defined by its assembly line animation, in which the spell of watching life-like characters and settings can be easily broken by looking at the backgrounds of shots for just a few seconds. Read full review

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