Paddington in Peru review – you can take the bear out of South America, but think twice before taking him back
The third instalment in the film adventures of the furry marmalade addict may boast Olivia Colman as a singing nun but it lacks home comforts
Just as jolly as the previous two films, but not really as funny, Paddington in Peru is a sweet-natured and primary-colour family adventure which takes Paddington Bear back to his South American homeland: the vast Amazonian wilderness (created with visual effects) where he grew to innocent bearhood in the care of his Aunt Lucy, before being dispatched to England.
It’s another bit of cheeky entertainment, with nods to Indiana Jones and no fewer than two films by Werner Herzog. The prologue tells you a bit more about Paddington’s relationship to Aunt Lucy, of whom the Brown family in the present day receives alarming news; she is melancholy and troubled, unwilling to leave her room in the Peruvian home for retired bears. Isn’t it time for Paddington to pay her a visit?
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