Paddington 2
- 2017 film
Acclaimed film sequel. Paddington Bear finds himself incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and more.
Streaming rank this week: 28
Press clippings Page 4
Paddington 2: interviews with cast and crew
We were pleased to interview the soft-spoken director Paul King, his visual effects supervisor Glen Pratt, and the inimitable Hugh Bonneville with child actors Madeleine Harris and Sam Joslin.
Euan Franklin, The Upcoming, 7th November 2017Paddington 2: so good it bears watching twice
They've done it again! Given the first Paddington film earnt $268 million worldwide (from a $38.5m budget), all this needed to do was have the beloved duffel-coated bear show up and bump into the furniture.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 7th November 2017Paddington 2: a funny and wondrous adventure
These days, CGI looks worn out. Deeply concerned with realistic and explosive tendencies, no thought is placed into the aesthetic and the beautiful. But while millions are spent on digitally removing Henry Cavill's 'tache, writer-director Paul King re-creates animation magic for Paddington 2.
Euan Franklin, The Upcoming, 6th November 2017Paul King interview: Paddington 2
Director Paul King on the box office failure of Bunny And The Bull through to the heights of the new Paddington 2...
Den Of Geek, 6th November 2017Can Paddington 2 reignite our sense of kindness?
Paddington 2, is released on Friday, again with Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins as the kindly parents. Now, though, we find ourselves in a very different, Brexit-torn land, where hate crime is escalating and racist confrontations occur with troubling regularity.
i Newspaper, 4th November 2017Paddington 2 - One of the best movies of the year
Everybody's favourite furry friend returns for a sequel that's joyful, heartfelt and brimming with laughs.
James Luxford, Radio Times, 1st November 2017Paddington 2 review
Paddington 2 not only captures the charm of the original movie, in many ways it surpasses it.
Caroline Preece, Den Of Geek, 30th October 2017Paddington 2 review
Hugh Grant is on top form as a cravat-wearing villain who frames Paddington for theft in a follow-up that lives up to Michael Bond's evergreen original.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 26th October 2017Paddington 2 review
Michael Bond's lovable, accident-prone ursine adventurer easily avoids sequelitis in this daffy, delightful pantomime romp.
Guy Lodge, Variety, 26th October 2017Paddington 2 review
Almost unbearably wonderful. Like an intricate scaled diorama, this is a work of art built up from thousands of tiny, thoughtful details that no one could catch on just one viewing.
Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter, 26th October 2017