Paddington
Jan. 21st, 2019 11:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearLast night, I watched the 2014 Paddington movie, and mostly enjoyed it.
I asked awkward questions that weren't adequately answered, I cringed as some of the humour wildly misfired, and I wished a few of the characters had been less cartoon-ish.
But I also laughed uproariously at the excellent wordplay, had to reassure my giant teddy bear when things got tense, and melted at the emotional heart of the film.
Ben Wishaw and the fantastic animation imbue Paddington with tremendous character and appeal. Hugh Bonneville does what he does best, and Nicole Kidman turns up in a very unexpected role that manages to be both sinister and sexy.
The emotional arc of the story is very well done, and I was certainly invested in Paddington's fate by the end.
I've heard the sequel is even better, so I may well give it a try.
I asked awkward questions that weren't adequately answered, I cringed as some of the humour wildly misfired, and I wished a few of the characters had been less cartoon-ish.
But I also laughed uproariously at the excellent wordplay, had to reassure my giant teddy bear when things got tense, and melted at the emotional heart of the film.
Ben Wishaw and the fantastic animation imbue Paddington with tremendous character and appeal. Hugh Bonneville does what he does best, and Nicole Kidman turns up in a very unexpected role that manages to be both sinister and sexy.
The emotional arc of the story is very well done, and I was certainly invested in Paddington's fate by the end.
I've heard the sequel is even better, so I may well give it a try.
