21/16
The director of the previous two films, Paul King, decided not to direct this installment
Tale
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who is now residing at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, an exciting adventure begins when a mystery takes them on an unexpected journey. However, he pitched the idea for this third film and was involved as an executive producer.
This is just another jungle adventure film
Paddington (2014) follows. If, like me, you agree that the first two Paddington films are among the greatest films ever made, this will be both an essential and enjoyable film, but also a disappointment. Because it is not about Paddington adjusting to living with a family in London or how an ordinary family adjusts to living with a bear, it loses its original charm and certainly its humor.
but with a bear
It has a different feel: more sentimental and noticeably less funny. While the first two were hilarious for an old and decrepit Marx Brothers fan like me, this is definitely more of a family film clearly aimed at children. I could argue that we need more of the Brown family and their neighbours…..
I could argue that we need Sally Hawkins but what’s the point
We had all of that in the first two and since they were… dare I say, perfect, there’s no point in trying to copy them. So yes, this is different, it’s horribly sentimental at times and not funny at all but it’s still Paddington.