27/42
The director of the previous two films, Paul King, decided not to direct this installment
Line of Events
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now lives at the Bear Retirement Home. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues as a mystery takes them on an unexpected journey. However, he came up with the idea for this third film and was involved as an executive producer.
I love Paddington 1 and 2
They star Graham Norton and the films: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). I always knew that with a different director, different setting and plot, etc., the third film in the series would be unique. This film had three problems for me.
The first is the lackluster script
I couldn’t connect with the film and the reason was the poor script. The charm of the franchise, which was always visible and used in the first two, is irrelevant. And because of the wholesome feeling you don’t feel, the lack of charm, it absolutely kills the movie.
The second movie was the best, from Hugh Grant’s excellent acting to the good foreshadowing and character development, this movie doesn’t even come close to those levels
The third problem is the lack of character development, the way the characters were developed in the first and second movies is great and excellent, and while it’s hard to do that with this movie, it was still weak. Sally Hawkins is not in this movie and is a big loss, although Emily Mortimer handles the role well with what she has, she is sorely missed and could have made this movie better. This movie has some amazing moments, from the iconic look, to the plot twist, I would say it has its good moments, I’m picking out the bad parts from this movie, it’s still decent.
There are some beautiful sequences in there that will take your breath away
If you follow the franchise and have seen the first two, it’s different and unique, but it’s worth watching. For me 7.9/10.