Paddington in Peru paints by numbers but still delights

Paddington in Peru Finally it is out of this week in the United States and fortunately it is a sufficiently solid entry in the Studio Canal franchise. It is directed by Dougal Wilson, who took over the reins of Paul King; King directed the first two films and has a credit in history for this third film. The script was co -written by James Lamont and Jon Foster, the duo behind the recent animated Paddington program, and the new film team closely stays to the formula of the two previous films, perhaps too closely.

Ben Whishaw is back expressing Paddington Bear, who ventures Peru in a search to find Aunt Lucy (with the voice of Imelda Staunton) after receiving news from Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman) of his house in the Amazon . He is not alone on the trip to South America; Looking for a final family exit before becoming empty nests, the Brown family also accompanies. The crew includes the original actors Hugh Bonneville as Mr. Brown, Madeline Harris as Judy, Samuel Joslin as Jonathan and Julie Walters as Mrs. Bird, with Emily Mortimer assuming the role of Mrs. Brown by Sally Hawkins.

Mortimer brings a different characterization to Mrs. Brown that feels like an alternative timeline for the home; Its totality and its enriching nature are much more subjected. The family dynamic and the story that are told here, which gives Mrs. Brown completely changed the sub -brows of dealing with Judy and Jonathan who grow enough to move and go to college. It is a story in which Mrs. Brown more individualistic and adventurous of Hawkins might not have turned on (we also believe that Hawkins and Bonneville had a more credible couple atmosphere). But in some aspects, this helps the transition of paper between the artists, which together with flashbacks and a new version of Paddington that met with Mrs. Brown relieved us in this film. Even so, it will take time to get used to this new Brown family.

For a movie that takes us out of London Paddington in Peru He plays it for the most part. Antonio Banderas appears as Hunter Cabot, a charismatic guide with a boat (he did not play this character in the last Indiana Jones?) Who helps Browns look for Aunt Lucy along the Amazon? He and her marine daughter Gina (Carla Tous) agree to help Browns even though for Cabot, leads to some temptation to look for El Dorado’s gold, to which Paddington’s origin is somehow is connected. The search for gold feels like such Libs crazy Generic trope that did not sell us at the beginning. In addition to that, the first two acts pack in a predictable series of configurations that recalls elements of the first two films, to the villains who give the same energy as the bad guys of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. The trip to El Dorado ends up feeling meaninglessly so that they handle some laughs but feel unequally.

Whimsy and Chaos fans have come to wait for King’s Paddington The films, which he handled with perfect attention to the rhythm, is missing until the last act, when the songs of this somewhat disorderly film became clearer and Peru It seems he wins his place in the franchise. There is Mrs. Brown fighting with a nest emptying, and the ends breaking generational curses with a light wink due to exploration and religion have had with respect to colonization. But it is Paddington’s trip in all films, from not being accepted in London until he returns to his country until he discovers where he belongs, and Paddington in Peru Xenophobic ignorance is skillfully directed that is often projected in marginalized people who have reached the home where they have reached. He affirmed in all ways in which Paddington can be, and made us cry. Paddington in Peru It is not perfect, but he left us safely: we cannot wait for the next Paddington chapters.

Paddington in Peru Open on February 14.

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