Film Review – Leo

After sitting out the last “Hotel Transylvania” sequel, 2022’s “Transformania,” Adam Sandler returns to the world of animated entertainment with “Leo,” which he co-scripts with Paul Sado and Robert Smigel (who co-directs with Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim). Sandler remains in family film mode with the endeavor, which looks to illuminate the world of fifth graders and their specific concerns about life, especially when they’re coached by a talking lizard facing the end of his days. Much like Sandler’s 2002 holiday effort, “Eight Crazy Nights,” the feature is an unexpected musical, using tunes to support a lighter journey into neuroses, giving the effort some amusing moments of performance before it heads back to simple silliness. “Leo” isn’t grand, but it's fun, with lively voicework and some genuinely hilarious moments. Those in the target demographic will likely find it shockingly real about elementary school concerns, giving the movie a nice edge of relatability as it deals with typical Sandler goofballery. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com