Paddington In Peru
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
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28
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17
Negative:
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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
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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
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