As you know, the genre of "British books being made into movies" is not as old as time immaterial, but it has grown in recent years.
It makes me want a decent Madeline movie. The one from the late 90's was fine.
With no history or recollection of reading about Paddington Bear, going into this is a lot different than going into Peter Rabbit or A Monster Calls.
I like the breaks in standard camera work like rapid zoom-ins and sliding shots paired with voice overs.
The comical stuff with the villain (Nicole Kidman, who you will be seeing a lot more of this month) is kind of the downfall. I wish it was just this bear learning things (even if I get a little exasperated by it at times).
There were no hamfisted pop-music references - Instead we have a band of black men who show up occasionally in alleyways to sing songs. Gross out humor is kept to a minimum. The film is separated into two points of conflict - Learning the human world and not being killed, which it handles neatly.
It leans into that rather droll humor a lot, I love it, especially when it's dragged out for half a minute and you're hit with a hilarious conclusion.
I have no reason to dislike this movie, but I'm missing all of the insane love.
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