I have no prior knowledge of Paddington Bear, never read or heard the stories or even seen the first movie (the kids had). I found this to be a fun movie: heartwarming with an incredible cast. I was surprised at how many stars they stuffed into this movie... I'm guessing Paddington Bear is a lot bigger in the UK? I especially enjoyed the performances by the Hughs: Bonneville and Grant... And The Doctor! Of course he plays a gruff old man. It's great to see these big name actors not taking themselves seriously. Lots of humor aimed squarely at the adults in the audience.
Some of the the plot points were pretty weak, really just set up for gags, but this is a movie about a talking bear living in London. You've got to go in expecting some of this...
The kids seemed to like it alright, there was a lot of laughter. My wife LOVED it. Me? It was fun.
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Watched Saturday night with the family...
I have no prior knowledge of Paddington Bear, never read or heard the stories or even seen the first movie (the kids had). I found this to be a fun movie: heartwarming with an incredible cast. I was surprised at how many stars they stuffed into this movie... I'm guessing Paddington Bear is a lot bigger in the UK? I especially enjoyed the performances by the Hughs: Bonneville and Grant... And The Doctor! Of course he plays a gruff old man. It's great to see these big name actors not taking themselves seriously. Lots of humor aimed squarely at the adults in the audience.
Some of the the plot points were pretty weak, really just set up for gags, but this is a movie about a talking bear living in London. You've got to go in expecting some of this...
The kids seemed to like it alright, there was a lot of laughter. My wife LOVED it. Me? It was fun.