Paddington In Peru Review

 Taking a break from the horror reviews that have been on my blog to review everyone's favourite bear - Paddington, as he adventures to his home town of deepest, darkest Peru in the third film of the beloved franchise. These films have taken the whole world by surprise and everyone has fallen in love with this character and this series of films - with Paddington 2 being the highest-rated film on rotten tomatoes at one point. With this, the third film has a lot to live up too and by taking Paddington to his roots it allows for more of a backstory and an insight into this loveable bear. 

The film starts with The Browns still the happy family that they are, but the children are getting older, and Mrs Brown, played by Emily Mortimer, replacing Sally Hawkins, is feeling the distance from her children and wants some quality family time. When Paddington receives a letter from Reverand Mother played by Olivia Coleman, detailing how Aunt Lucy, who resides in the home for retired bears, is not herself and is missing her nephew, it is the perfect opportunity for The Browns to spend time together by travelling to Peru to care for Aunt Lucy. When they arrive, Aunt Lucy has bizarrely gone missing and has gone on a quest which The Browns follow her on to try and find her, and adventure ensues. 

With taking Paddington out of his comfort zone of London allows for some interesting characters to appear like Antonio Banderas, who plays Hunter Cabot who along with his daughter Gina, played by Carla Tous, provides a boat for The Browns to travel upstream to find Aunt Lucy. Cabot is fighting some demons in the shape of his ancestors who have an obsession with gold, and where Paddington is going is filled with gold which provides an incentive for them to provide him transport but you are sceptical of his character whether he will succumb to his ancestors or break away from the family curse of an obsession with gold. 

The character of Paddington is always heartwarming and therefore the films have this quality too, however, the third instalment is probably the weakest of the trilogy as you are taking the bear out of the place that has defined him which is London. Although taking him back to his home does pull on the emotions as he finally is with his tribe even himself says that The Browns are his home and not having this as a plot in the film makes this instalment lack that familiarity. 

Overall, the second film is pure perfection and the third one already had a lot to live up to - it does still tug on the heart strings and this bear is so beloved that it will bring a smile to anyone's face but this film has confirmed that where we love him is in his home in London.