28/39
The director of the previous two films, Paul King, decided not to direct this film
Story
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who is now living at the Retired Bears Home. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey. However, he pitched the idea for this third film and became involved as an executive producer.
I loved Paddington 1 and 2
Starring Graham Norton and guests: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). I always knew that with a different director, a different setting, a different storyline, and everything else, the third film in the franchise would be unique. This film had three problems for me.
The first is a lackluster script
I couldn’t connect with the film, and a bad script was the reason for that. The charm of the franchise, which was always noticeable and utilized in the first two, is irrelevant. And because of the wholesome feeling you don’t get, because of the lack of charm, it totally kills the film.
The second film was the best, from the excellent performance by Hugh Grant to good foreshadowing and character development, this film is nowhere near those levels
The third problem is the lack of character development, the way the characters were developed in the first and second films are brilliant and excellent and while it is hard to do that with this film, it was still bad. Sally Hawkins is not in this film and she is a huge loss, although Emily Mortimer does well in the role with what she has, she is sorely missed and could’ve made this film better. This film has some great moments, from the iconic look to the plot twist, I would say, it has its good moments, I am picking the bad parts of this film, however, it is decent.
A 79/10 for me
If you follow the franchise, and have seen the first two, this one is different and unique, but good to watch. There are some beautiful sequences that will take your breath away.