37/21
With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey
Scenario
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears.
However, he pitched the idea for this third film and was involved as an executive producer
If, like me, you agree that the first two Paddington films are amongst the greatest films ever made this will be both an enjoyable essential but also a disappointment how a normal family adapts to living with a bear, it loses its original charm and certainly its humour.
This is just another jungle adventure movie…but with a bear
It has a different feel about it – more sentimental and noticeably not as funny.
We had all that in the first two and since they were…dare I say, perfect, there'd be no point trying to copy themSo yes, this is different, it's horribly over-sentimental at times and nothing like as funny but it's still Paddington
Whereas the first two were hilarious to a decrepit old Marx Brothers fan like me, this one is definitely more of a family film clearly aimed at children.I could say we need more of the Brown family and of their neighbours…..I could also say we need Sally Hawkins but what's the point.