Paddington In Peru
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
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88
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldFeb 14, 2025
The movie is full of tiny moments of delight. Read full review
88
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeFeb 14, 2025
As did King before him, Wilson revels in whimsy without drowning in it, and he finds the franchise’s sweet spot of cleverness, poignancy, elaborate physical comedy, witty wordplay, goofy musicality, and just the right amount of sentiment. Read full review
86
Paste MagazineAbby OlceseFeb 11, 2025
Fortunately, Paddington in Peru retains much of what made the preceding two films such triumphs. The cheeky, whimsical humor is still here, and the childlike consideration of the world as a colorful place with endless potential for friendship and adventure remains intact. Read full review
85
The Daily BeastNick SchagerFeb 12, 2025
With wit, wonder, warmth, and a few wink-wink nods to the Indiana Jones movies, it’s further evidence of this franchise’s cute and cuddly preeminence. Read full review
80
Screen RantSimon GallagherFeb 16, 2025
It has some good old-fashioned magic, genuinely pulls at the heart-strings at times, and is occasionally very funny. Read full review
80
Christian Science MonitorCameron PughFeb 13, 2025
Paddington in Peru is a worthy addition to the beloved franchise. Buoyed by strong performances and the everlasting charm of Paddington’s unflappable British manners, it’s a supremely entertaining story for Hollywood’s favorite marmalade-loving bear. Read full review
80
ColliderRoss BonaimeFeb 12, 2025
Paddington in Peru might not be at the same level as the first two films, but it’s still absolutely a worthwhile adventure. We’re still getting all the characters and ideas that we love, just packaged in a different way than we’re expecting. If anything, Paddington in Peru proves just how malleable this character is, and how well he can work in either quiet, simple stories or grand adventures. Read full review
80
BBCNicholas BarberNov 4, 2024
Paddington in Peru offers a fun and lively hour-and-three-quarters in the cinema, and that's not to be sniffed at, but it comes across as the solid third part of an established franchise rather than a stellar pop-cultural phenomenon in its own right Read full review
80
Total FilmLeila LatifNov 4, 2024
Antonio Banderas chews scenery with varying results but Olivia Colman is pitch-perfect as the all-singing all-dancing Reverend Mother. Paddington's latest adventure may be the weakest of the films so far but it remains a total delight. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzFeb 14, 2025
Paddington in Peru is pleasurable mainly for its just-hanging-out-with-friends vibe, which it wears with quiet grace. Read full review
75
Washington PostChris KlimekFeb 13, 2025
Whether Whishaw’s version of the famous-blue-raincoated furry Londoner returns or he doesn’t, no one can deny that “Paddington in Peru” is smarter than your average bear movie. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiFeb 11, 2025
You’d be hard-pressed not to enjoy the jolly jaunt. Clumsy Paddington, as always, makes an adorable mess of things. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonFeb 11, 2025
Colman and Banderas have a great time hamming it up, and their fun is quite infectious. Walters is also at her spiky best. They help make this a worthwhile afternoon at the cinema. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeNov 18, 2024
While it’s never didactic or heavy-handed about its messaging, Paddington in Peru also offers an idea of Britishness that’s multifaceted and modern. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreFeb 14, 2025
Even if it’s the weakest of the Paddington movies, it succeeds. The innate sweetness of the series carries it past figurative and literal rapids and into shenanigans involving bear carvings, a bear temple in the mountains, and a secret bear community. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshFeb 14, 2025
Paddington in Peru is still incredibly touching in its story of acceptance from both found family and birth family. It’s still silly and amusing with a childlike innocence and purity of heart that appeals to both kids and adults. It still pays homage to film history in a way that will delight cinephiles. But having seen the heights of “Paddington 2,” this third installment could only pale in comparison. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesFeb 13, 2025
The performances are admirably committed, the scenario likably loony, and the jokes come in swift succession. Read full review
70
The New YorkerJustin ChangFeb 13, 2025
Paddington in Peru belongs to Olivia Colman, who, as the Reverend Mother at Aunt Lucy’s retirement home, delivers a performance so rich in winking mischief, and so blissfully untethered to the mechanics of the plot, that she should be billed in the credits as Irreverent Mother. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanFeb 13, 2025
It’s a somewhat rote exercise in soul-searching, and the script lacks subtlety. (At one point, a character actually says, “you have found yourself.”) But the experience is still a worthy one for our furry leading man. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearFeb 11, 2025
Paddington in Peru sticks to its franchise’s overarching script, delivering exactly the kind of affection, silliness and gentle heartstring-plucking you now expect from the series. Read full review
70
ABC NewsPeter TraversFeb 7, 2025
Though the third screen go-round can't top the magic of the first two Paddington gems, it’s still an exuberant gift of family fun that takes our bear home to Peru for new adventures and a tangle with a sinister singing nun played to the hilarious hilt by Olivia Colman Read full review
70
IGNMatt PurslowNov 7, 2024
It’s not as delicious as its practically perfect predecessors, but Paddington in Peru preserves the series’ sweet-natured fun. Read full review
70
The Irish TimesTara BradyNov 6, 2024
Fine lessons about good manners and decency are wrapped up in fun and fur. Read full review
70
Little White LiesDavid JenkinsNov 5, 2024
While there are passages of uncertainty and twists that take their good sweet time to arrive, things come together beautifully, and a finale that combines a series of clever emotional call-backs and another heartening plea for human empathy that’s worthy of only the finest John Lewis ad. Read full review
67
The PlaylistChase HutchinsonFeb 19, 2025
It won’t be remembered as the best Paddington film by any stretch of the imagination, but that’s okay, as that’s a high bar to clear. It still proves to be a trip worth writing home about, and when the traveling companions are as charming as these, it is one you’d happily take again. Read full review
67
ConsequencePaolo RagusaFeb 13, 2025
Mortimer and Wilson fill their predecessors’ shoes well enough, though the overall presentation is perhaps less theatrically done compared to the expansive, storybook directing in the first two films. The most intriguing additions, however, arrive with this film’s enjoyable pair of guest stars: Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 14, 2025
A lot of the charm is still here, much of it coming from the innocent, well-mannered bear abroad, perfectly voiced by Ben Whishaw. Read full review
63
The Associated PressJake CoyleFeb 11, 2025
If some of King’s Wes Anderson-inspired pop-up book designs and skill with fine character actors is missing, the bedrock earnestness and unflaggingly good manners of its ursine protagonist remain charmingly unaltered. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredCharlotte SimmonsFeb 18, 2025
Olivia Colman goes with this franchise like bread and marmalade, but the 'Paddington' charm of yore mostly goes out the window. Read full review
60
SlateDana StevensFeb 13, 2025
If the latest escapade is not quite as sparkling as its predecessors—in 2021, the second entry briefly surpassed Citizen Kane as one of the highest-rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes—it retains their warmhearted and cheekily funny spirit. Read full review
60
iFrancesca SteeleNov 21, 2024
Paddington in Peru lacks the anarchic humour and originality that made its predecessors outstanding, but it’s all terribly merry nonetheless. Read full review
60
SlashfilmRafael MotamayorNov 15, 2024
Paddington in Peru is ultimately a missed opportunity, but it's also a pleasant, entertaining-enough time. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeNov 11, 2024
While it’s an enjoyable family romp that should charm younger audiences, the action onslaught can’t conceal that this sequel lacks the inventive agility, wit, comic timing and, most crucially, the magic of its predecessors. Read full review
60
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyNov 4, 2024
Older children will appreciate the brisker pace and peril, so the overall strategy may be a smart commercial move – but this is the least striking of the series so far. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyNov 4, 2024
It’s all impeccably pleasant, just a tiny bit bland. Read full review
60
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyNov 4, 2024
Really, all you can do is take what joy you can from Paddington in Peru, because its pleasures are rarer but still sweet. Read full review
60
The TimesEd PottonNov 4, 2024
Well, the bad news is that Paddington in Peru isn’t as good as Paddington 2. The good news is that Wilson has made an entertaining and endearing yarn that is worth 106 minutes of your time. Read full review
60
EmpireNick de SemlyenNov 4, 2024
While all of the signature elements are present and correct, right down to the soul-shrivelling hard stare, some of the warmth and wit and dashes of brilliant eccentricity we’ve become used to are absent. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinNov 4, 2024
While Paddington in Peru sadly lacks the absurdist wit and decidedly dark edge that elevated the first two Paddington movies, it’s serviceable enough given its limitations. Read full review
60
VarietyGuy LodgeNov 4, 2024
The result isn’t as formally or tonally characterful as the previous films, just as the script, more than before, feels bound to a well-worn template. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 4, 2024
There are fewer jokes, moment by moment, but just as much sprightliness, spectacle and fun. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMatt SchimkowitzFeb 12, 2025
More of an awkward step down than a pratfall from grace, Paddington In Peru is messier than its forebears. Read full review
58
The Film StageAlistair RyderNov 4, 2024
On first viewing, it feels like a big step down, with frequent glimmers of a much more satisfying family adventure throughout. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichNov 4, 2024
On its own, Paddington in Peru is a fun if forgettable matinee for the whole family to enjoy, but — like its hero and its villain alike — the movie belongs to a tradition that it implores us to cherish like an heirloom, and it would be a direct contradiction of its story to orphan it from the greater context of its creation. Read full review
50
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiNov 4, 2024
This isn’t the first sequel to desperately transplant its characters into a tropical or jungle locale, and it isn’t the best. Then again, the competition includes Weekend at Bernie’s II, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, so it isn’t the worst either. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonFeb 12, 2025
Complete with cliches and culturally cringe-inducing stereotypes — poor but happy villagers, sweaty villains — Peruvians will hardly use this film in their tourist advertising. Read full review
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