Such are the types of adventure that Paddington creator Michael Bond wrote for his fuzzy creation.
The first two of StudioCanalsPaddingtonmovies, directed by Paul King, understood that.
In each, Paddington himself was the disrupting factor.
Theres no gag intrinsic to a bear being in a wild; thats where they live.
Paddington in Peru, however, isnt as funny as the first two films.
Its sweet and silly, but few could argue that any of its sequences are comedic standouts.
Its missing the precision-engineered Buster Keaton-style comic timing of say,Paddington 2swindow cleaning sequence.
What its really missing though, is that vital clash of bear-meets-non-bear-world.
Note the plural movies.
While theyre making money like this, Paddington pictures are clearly going nowhere.
Make Paddington Bonds unwitting agent of chaos and hapless messer-up of everyday situations.
ForPaddington 4, yo keep his paws on the ground.
