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Paddington In Peru review: Our favourite bear's third adventure is a whisker behind its predecessor but it still pushes the boat out... all the way down the Amazon, says BRIAN VINER
Britain's favourite fictional bear is now the one with the marmalade sandwich under his hat - and Paddington in Peru can only compound his exalted new status.
Although a whisker-less entertaining than 2017’s sublime Paddington 2, this eagerly-awaited third adventure certainly pushes the boat out – and indeed down the Amazon, where I suspect the hand of co-writer Mark Burton in playfully referencing The African Queen, the Indiana Jones films, The Sound of Music and 2001: A Space Odyssey. At 32 Windsor Gardens, Paddington (splendidly voiced once more by Ben Whishaw) receives a letter telling him that his beloved Aunt Lucy, resident at a Home for Retired Bears in his native Peru, is ailing and wants him to visit. At 32 Windsor Gardens, Paddington (splendidly voiced once more by Ben Whishaw ) receives a letter telling him that his beloved Aunt Lucy, resident at a Home for Retired Bears in his native Peru, is ailing and wants him to visit
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