‘Paddington In Peru’ Review: Olivia Colman & Antonio Banderas Join Threequel As Continued Story Of The Little Bear Welcomed By Strangers Remains Magical
deadline.comOlivia Colman plays a singing nun. I’m almost prepared to say that’s all you need to know about Paddington in Peru: that Olivia Colman, living English treasure, gets her Julie Andrews on and leads a song-and-dance sequence on an alpine meadow that tells us that the hills are still very much alive.
It’s not much of a spoiler to say that her Reverend Mother proves to be something less than exemplary in the deadly sins department, at least the ones that involve lying.
That’s the best bit, in fact: the singing nun in the naughty corner. Paddington in Peru is the third film to adapt Michael Bond’s iconic children’s stories.
All of it is fine, actually, not just Colman’s homage to the Von Trapps. Directing duties have passed from Paul King to Dougal Wilson, who may not have King’s Midas touch with physical comedy, but has otherwise kept the ship steady.
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