Review:
I personally wasn't expecting that much from this film but I found it quite entertaining, and the storyline was well put together. I also enjoyed the first movie but I didn't think that they could have done anything interesting with a sequel but now that I've watched it, I have to say that I surprisingly found it refreshing and quite funny in parts. If you have seen the first movie, this film see's Paddington settled with the Brown Family, and he has become a popular member of the community. He picks up odd jobs to try and buy a pop-up book for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday present but the book gets stolen, and he gets accused of the crime. All of the evidence points to Paddington, and he ends up serving time, while his family try and find the culprit who stole the book. Whilst in jail, Paddington becomes friends with the scary cook, Knuckles McGinty (Brendan Gleeson), and they soon realise that the only way that Paddington can prove his innocence, is by breaking out of jail. Meanwhile, the Brown family delve deeper into the crime, and they find out that the book is actually a map to priceless treasure but when they workout who is causing the crimes, they have to fight against time to try and stop him. There is definitely something for everyone in this film, and all of the performances were top form, especially from Brendan Gleeson and Hugh Grant. The CGI was also top form, and it really did seem like the little bear was in the room in every scene. The dramatic ending was pretty unrealistic but still enjoyable, if you don't take it seriously, so it's definitely worth a watch if your in the mood for light-hearted fun. Enjoyable!
Round-Up: This movie was written and directed by Paul King, who also brought you the first Paddington movie, along with Bunny and the Bull and many projects with the Mighty Boosh comedians. Judging by the profit of this movie made at the box office, I think that the audience was happy with this sequel, and I personally haven't heard a bad word said about it, so for a director who hasn't worked on many movie projects, he must be happy with this franchise. He is currently working on a movie about a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas, which should be interesting but there isn't any talk about a 3rd movie Paddington movie yet.
Budget: $40million Worldwide Gross: $217.8million
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ben Miller, Robbie Gee, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, Joanna Lumley, Tom Conti, Meera Syal, Richard Ayoade, Noah Taylor, Joel Fry and the voices of Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton and Ben Whishaw. 7/10
Round-Up: This movie was written and directed by Paul King, who also brought you the first Paddington movie, along with Bunny and the Bull and many projects with the Mighty Boosh comedians. Judging by the profit of this movie made at the box office, I think that the audience was happy with this sequel, and I personally haven't heard a bad word said about it, so for a director who hasn't worked on many movie projects, he must be happy with this franchise. He is currently working on a movie about a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas, which should be interesting but there isn't any talk about a 3rd movie Paddington movie yet.
Budget: $40million Worldwide Gross: $217.8million
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ben Miller, Robbie Gee, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson, Joanna Lumley, Tom Conti, Meera Syal, Richard Ayoade, Noah Taylor, Joel Fry and the voices of Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton and Ben Whishaw. 7/10