Film review: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile knows how to sing (thanks to Shawn Mendes)

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Cut to 18 months later. Hector, broken and also broke, has had to abandon his Manhattan home, which is now occupied by the Primms, mom and dad and young Josh, played by tiny Patton Oswalt look-alike Winslow Fegley.Article content Lyle is still living in the attic, and befriends the newcomers one by one. Voiced by Canadian superstar Shawn Mendes , Lyle can’t talk but he sure can sing. This includes classics by the likes of Elton John and Stevie Wonder, and new numbers like, created for the film by songwriting duo Pasek and Paul.

The result is a lighthearted, toe-tapping story, and that rare and wondrous pairing that will amuse the kids without getting on their parents’ nerves. The film includes references to the art from the original books, here supposedly doodled by Josh’s mom. There’s a mild villain in the form of the Primms’ downstairs neighbour, the Dickensianly named Mr. Grumps .

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