27/17
Paul King, the director of the previous two films, has decided not to direct this installment
Synopsis
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now lives at the Home for Retired Bears. The Brown family is on a thrilling adventure as a mystery takes them on an unexpected journey.
Appeared in Graham Norton and guests: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024)
However, he came up with the idea for this third film and was involved as an executive producer. The first two Paddington films were very funny and full of charm, as well as some great scenes.
This film never really gets going, and you wonder what happened to the writers
In general, the performances are a bit clumsy or barely fleshed out, and there are few laughs. Such a shame, because Paddington 2 in particular was a gem, mostly directed by Hugh Grant, who was brilliant, but ably supported by the prison crew.
Paddington 3 is very competent in comparison
it needed a much better script, fleshed out characters and funnier action scenes. After an hour of watching it you might not remember it at all…