Paddington Bear goes from Peru to the UK with surprisingly strong results in a family film that actually matters.
Now heres a family film that does an awful lot of things right.
Through a series of events, and a tragedy, he ends up alone, at Paddington Station.
Where nobody seems interested in him at all.
That is until the Brown family walk by.
It must be quite a posh bit though.
Their house is quite glorious, and Peter Capaldi lives next door.
Trouble soon ensues of course, as Paddingtons innocent clumsiness sits at the heart of some wildly entertaining sequences.
But for entertaining a family audience?
Hes far, far more suited.
Lots of people bothered, more to the point.
He lavishes his film with detail and little moments that many simply wouldnt bother with.
At times,Paddingtonfeels a bit likeBabe: Pig In The City, just without the animal torture.
A nice surprise, this.
This particular bear has been well looked after…
Den of Geek Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
