Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix offering is a surprisingly cute and endearing animated musical about, of all things, classroom pets. Sandler voices the titular lizard, and Bill Burr co-stars as a cranky turtle, and when the fifth graders in Ms. Malkin’s class discover that the animals can talk (and actually have helpful things to say), the film finds not only its sense of humor but a decent amount of heart, too. Smartly written by Sandler and Robert Smigel (who also co-directed), ‘Leo’ is a win for not only kids but their parents, too—as fun as a substitute teacher on the last day of school.
3.5/5 stars