‘Paddington in Peru’ Review: A Diverting Threequel Sets a National Treasure on a Treasure Hunt
variety.comGuy Lodge Film Critic Paddington, the duffel-coated bear with a penchant for marmalade and mishaps, was already a cultural institution of nearly 60 years’ standing by the time he headlined his first feature film a decade ago.
The success of Paul King’s “Paddington” and “Paddington 2,” however, promoted the diminutive children’s-book hero to the status of national treasure: a warm and fuzzy global mascot for British pluck and politeness, to the point that he was drafted in for a sketch with the late Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her platinum jubilee in 2022.
The films are lovely, funny and just a little odd; the associated branding has since edged into a patriotic tweeness that’s less endearing.
So on the face of it, it’s a good idea for Paddington’s third screen outing, “Paddington in Peru,” to get him out of Blighty for a while, and back to his Latin roots.
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