32/49
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now lives in the Bear Retirement Home. Together with the Brown family, an exciting adventure begins when a secret sends them on an unexpected journey. The director of the two previous films, Paul King, decided not to shoot this part. However, it was he who came up with the idea of the third film and he was involved as an executive producer. On The Graham Norton Show: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). If you, like me, believe that the first two Paddington films are among the best films of all time, this film will be both interesting and disappointing. Since it is not about how Paddington adjusts to life with a family in London or how a normal family adjusts to life with a bear, the film loses its original charm and certainly humor. It’s just another jungle adventure movie… but with a bear. It has a second atmosphere – more sentimental and noticeably less funny. While the first two were fun for a decrepit Marx fan like myself, this one is definitely more of a family film, clearly aimed at kids. I could say that we need more of the Brown family and their neighbors… I could also say that we need Sally Hawkins, but what’s the point? We had all this in the first two, and since they were… dare I say, ideal, there was no point in asking to copy them. So yes, this is the second film, at times it’s terribly sentimental and far from funny, but it’s still Paddington. Instead of cheerful, whimsical cuteness – the usual family entertainment.