Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

This desperately wants to have the charm, the wit, the zing, the joie de vivre of Paddington, and it doesn't.

Bardem’s totally unexpected performance as a song and dance man is the main reason to see the film.

[Left an] uncanny aftertaste, common to much current Hollywood family entertainment: a sense that wit, personality and emotional insight have been more or less skilfully simulated.

It's done very well. Exhilarating... [But] it's a little inconsistent.

Javier Bardem alone is the flickering light of intrigue in this saccharine musical adaptation of Bernard Waber’s children’s book...

Utterly insane but oddly endearing family feature...

…If you only know Javier Bardem from the studied intensity of No Country for Old Men, it’s something of a revelation to see him doing co-ordinated, choreographed song and dance numbers with a CGI crocodile, but as selling points go, it’s a good one….

The plot itself is amazingly clichéd.

Shawn Mendes voices the most charming croc ever in this CGI-filled fun fest.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is the perfect film to snuggle together on the sofa with. A disarming easy watch that isn’t too taxing on the adults in the audience, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile will keep the kids transfixed time and time again.