The Telegraph’s Tim Robey, external was one of many critics to give Paddington in Peru a three-star rating, praising the addition of new characters portrayed by Hollywood heavyweights Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas, calling them “assets” to the film, albeit not matching the previous “scene-stealing” from Hugh Grant.
Nick de Semlyen also agreed, writing in Empire, external: “Colman is perfect casting as sinister sister Reverend Mother, overseer of the Home For Retired Bears.
“Whether riffing on The Sound Of Music, strumming irritatingly on a guitar, or struggling to keep a phony smile plastered across her face, Colman is great fun, though a little underused. Antonio Banderas, meanwhile, goes full Kind Hearts And Coronets, playing not just a boat captain with a secret, but his many descendants.”
Speaking in an interview with BBC Radio 1, external, Whishaw, who has voiced the character of Paddington in all three movies, said “I think they are beautiful films made with such care and love.
“A good film is a good film and they are hard to make, so I feel very proud of them and very proud to be associated in this way with this character.”