{"id":11160,"date":"2025-02-17T18:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=11160"},"modified":"2025-03-09T19:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T23:00:43","slug":"paddington-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2025\/02\/17\/paddington-in-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddington in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Paddington in Peru<\/strong> (2025)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Columbia\/Comedy-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 106 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (action, mild rude humor, some thematic elements)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Dougal Wilson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Mark Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Dario Marianelli\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Erik Wilson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: February 14, 2025 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Julie Walters, Antonio Banderas, Carla Tous, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Hayley Atwell, Aloreia Spencer.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: *** \u00bd<\/p>\n

\u00a0The friendly, marmalade-loving ursine returns in Paddington in Peru<\/strong>, a charming three-quel that sends the bear and his human family on the road to El Dorado. The road, of course, is beset on all sides by dangers, toils and snares, but they\u2019re nothing that can\u2019t be overcome by perseverance and working together. Oh, and plenty of marmalade sandwiches.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019m not embarrassed to admit I love the Paddington movies. They\u2019re such a delight. They never fail to make me smile. And this is coming from somebody who\u2019s never read a single one of the classic children\u2019s books by Michael Bond. What I like best about them is the titular character\u2019s innocence. He\u2019s completely free of the rudeness and cynicism that routinely shows up in films aimed at children. He\u2019s as sweet as his favorite snack even when offended. That\u2019s when the offender gets a \u201chard stare\u201d reserved only for those who\u2019ve forgotten their manners.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Now an official citizen of Britain, the bear in the red bucket hat and blue duffel coat receives alarming news from Peru, his home country. It seems his Aunt Lucy (Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears. Paddington (voiced again by Whishaw of the James Bond movies) goes to Peru to look for her joined by his adoptive human family, the Browns. The dad Henry (Bonneville, Downton Abbey) decides to go after his new boss at the insurance company encourages the staff to take risks. The mom Mary (Mortimer, Mary Poppins Returns) wants to have one last trip with the whole family before the kids get too old. Daughter Judy (Harris) thinks a trip to the jungles of Peru will look good on her college applications. Also along for the journey are younger son Jonathan (Joslin, The Impossible) and housekeeper Mrs. Brown (Walters, the Harry Potter movies).<\/p>\n

\u00a0When they get to where they\u2019re going, the cheerful nun (Colman, The Crown) who runs the home tells them that Aunt Lucy was acting strangely before disappearing into the jungle. Paddington finds a map leading to a place called Rumi Rock which is said to lead to the fabled lost city of El Dorado. He and the Browns decide to begin their search there. They hire a boat captained by Cabot (Banderas, Puss in Boots) and his teen daughter Gina (Tous, 30 Coins). As it so happens, he too is looking for El Dorado. It\u2019s in his family\u2019s blood. He sees Paddington as his ticket to finding the gold his ancestors died or went crazy looking for.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I\u2019ll grant that Paddington in Peru<\/strong> isn\u2019t perfect. It spins its wheels a bit in the mid-section when Team Paddington gets lost in the jungle. It\u2019s fine though because it bounces right back when Paddington and Cabot find the place they\u2019re looking for. For the most part (we\u2019re talking 97%), it\u2019s a really good movie. I\u2019d even say it\u2019s great. It\u2019s certainly a nice one. It\u2019s the nicest movie I\u2019ve seen in a while. It doesn\u2019t have a mean bone in its body. It even maintains its good nature when somebody points a gun at our heroes. You can\u2019t say that about too many movies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The director, a first-timer named Dougal Scott, delivers a seamless blend of live-action and computer-animation. He makes all interactions between Paddington and real actors look…. well, real. The cast does a great job in their respective roles. Mortimer, taking over for Sally Hawkins, is particularly good as the mom not looking forward to an empty nest. Bonneville has some funny moments as the risk-adverse dad taking a treacherous trip into dangerous terrain. He\u2019s especially afraid of a certain breed of spider (a big purple one) meaning one will surely show up by movie\u2019s end. Colman is a blast as a nun who knows her way around an impromptu musical number replete with obligatory Sound of Music reference. Whishaw, of course, does awesome work as the voice of Paddington.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I can\u2019t say enough good things about Paddington in Peru<\/strong>. This is the movie to take the kids to see this holiday weekend. It\u2019s a refreshing change of pace from the artifice of Disney movies and the stupidity of Sonic the Hedgehog. I can\u2019t guarantee the older ones (10 and up) will be on board, but the little ones will love it and so will you.\"\"<\/p>\n

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