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FILM REVIEW: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

A film that even kids would find obnoxious Cast: Winslow Fegley, Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Brett Gelman, Shawn Mendes, Ego...


A film that even kids would find obnoxious

Cast: Winslow Fegley, Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Brett Gelman, Shawn Mendes, Ego Nwodim, Lyric Hurd

Rating: 2/5

Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck – the duo behind ‘The Switch’, ‘Office Christmas Party’ and ‘Blades of Glory’ –‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ is a different film for the duo who are known for making adult comedies, and it shows with some hard PG-13 jokes hidden in this PG film.

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All that changes when he discovers Lyle - a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar, and great music-living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbour Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together with Lyle’s charismatic owner, Hector P. Valenti, to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there’s nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality.

‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ will be enjoyed by kids under the age of 5 who rarely watch films – only animated films – but not by sensible adults or teenagers. A film that features some really obnoxious characters, ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ tries to be a charming heartwarming tale of friendship but ends up being a distant CGI tale full of bad songs. The only likable character in the film is Lyle whose character design is cute and whose overall behaviour is quirky and cute.

The direction is average and adds nothing to the film; it might as well be directed by an AI. The screenplay might as well be written by an AI. The performances – intentional or unintentional – are bad, with the best performance being given by Javier Bardem, with Winslow Fegley being one of the worst child actors to ever appear on screen. Constance Wu is mostly intolerable and irritating as are Scoot McNairy and Brett Gelman. All the songs sung by Shawn Mendes sound exactly the same and are nothing to write home about.

The first half of the film is still tolerable, but as soon as the second half starts, you can’t wait for the film to be over.

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