Overview
In this sequel to the 2014 family film, Paddington Bear (voice of Ben Whishaw) tries to earn enough money to buy an antique book for his aunt's 100th birthday, but his quest brings him into conflict with an unscrupulous actor (Hugh Grant) who also wants the tome. In time, Paddington's misadventures cause him to end up in jail, and he plots his escape with the help of a kindhearted convict (Brendan Gleeson). Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Michael Gambon, and Imelda Staunton co-star. Directed by Paul King, PADDINGTON 2 is based on the beloved series of children's books by Michael Bond.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Paul King - Director
Hugh Grant
Brendan Gleeson
Jim Broadbent
Ben Whishaw
Peter Capaldi
Julie Walters
Sally Hawkins
Imelda Staunton
Hugh Bonneville
Ben Miller
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 103
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883929632343
- Genre: Family
- Rating: PG (MPAA) (some action and mild rude humor)
- Release Date: April 2018
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
5 stars out of 5 -- "There are wonderful sequences of physical comedy....King’s visual comic timing is impeccable." - 11/06/2017 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "The film is pitched with insouciant ease and a lightness of touch at both children and adults without any self-conscious shifts in irony or tone: it’s humour with the citrus tang of top-quality thick-cut marmalade." - 10/26/2017 The Guardian
4 stars out of 5 -- "It all adds up to an engaging, rib-tickling and warm-hearted charmer..." - 10/28/2017 Total Film
"The sequel to the big-hearted film debut of the small bear from darkest Peru is a full-on charm offensive of a movie." - 11/12/2017 The Guardian
3 stars out of 4 -- "PADDINGTON 2 proves the smart-but-sweet combination that marked the first live-action film was no fluke." - 01/12/2018 RogerEbert.com
"[King] continues to prove himself a confident and comparatively sophisticated stylist, employing cutaway sets, Rube Goldberg slapstick, animated sequences in different styles, and loads of visual gags to create the film’s dollhouse-storybook world..." - 01/08/2017 A.V. Club
"[A] beautifully structured comedy of the old school, full of inspired blink-and-you-miss-it wordplay, intricate gags that build on each other, and narrative digressions that pay off in ways that feel inspired rather than predictable." - 01/11/2018 Los Angeles Times
"PADDINGTON 2 is another near-pawfect family entertainment, honoring the cozy, can-do spirit of Bond’s stories while bringing them smoothly into a bustling, diverse 21st-century London..." - 10/26/2017 Variety
"[The film] is every bit as perfectly tuned, cruelty-free funny and kind-hearted as its predecessor, maybe even more so." - 10/26/2017 Hollywood Reporter
"There are slapstick hijinks and silly scenarios aplenty, but at its heart PADDINGTON 2 has something serious to say about making the world a better place through daily acts of kindness." - 01/11/2018 Chicago Sun-Times
"Mr. King and his excellent team of actors and animators spin good writing and seamless digital effects into Rococo children’s entertainment." - 01/10/2018 New York Times
"[T]he sequel is stunning to look at, with inventive, colorful sets and such crafty interludes as a sequence in which Paddington imagines himself and his Aunt Lucy frolicking through the pages of the elusive pop-up book." - 01/10/2018 Washington Post
"King leans on his strengths -- strong characterization and grand visual storytelling -- to win the viewer over, and it’s hard to resist." - 01/10/2018 The Atlantic
"[A] delightfully heartwarming tale about everyone’s favorite marmalade-loving bear." -- Grade: A- - 01/11/2018 Entertainment Weekly
"Hugh Grant earns awards-season cred as a wonderful bad guy with multiple personalities." - 12/24/2018 USA Today
