Monday, December 4, 2017

Paddington 2 Movie Review


Look for a movie to watch during school holiday? Let's bring your kids and family to go watch Paddington 2 that was released in cinema nationwide on 30 November 2017. Paddington 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful 2014 movie Paddington, which was based on the best-selling and internationally adored books by British author, the late, great Michael Bond. A Heyday Films and Studiocanal production.

Heart-warming fun for all the family, Paddington 2 is just as loveable as the first, through everyone’s favourite bear gets himself into some serious trouble this time round. Paddington 2 is rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8.3 on IMDB & 5 stars on Empire!


Title : Paddington 2
Release Date : 30 November 2017
Director : Paul King (Director of Paddington)
Cast : Brendan Gleeson (Edge of Tomorrow), Sally Hawkins (Godzilla), Ben Whishaw (Spectre, Skyfall)
Genre : Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Language : English

Synopsis :
Following the worldwide hit Paddington, the most successful non-US studio family film of all time, the much-anticipated sequel finds Paddington happily settled with the Brown family in London, where he has become a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief, who appears to be a master of disguise…


Paul King is a BAFTA nominated writer/director who works across both film and television. He directed all three series of “The Mighty Boosh”; earning him a BAFTA nomination for ‘Best Director’ in 2004.

The animation director Pablo Grillo and his team of animators at Framestore have been painstakingly bringing the bear to life.The creation of the film’s lead character evolves through many iterations, with Ben Whishaw recording the voice of the bear, and Grillo working daily with King to review minute calibrations of every expression and gesture.


Ben Whishaw 23-year-old which act the voice of Paddington Bear. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Spring 2003, Ben went on to appear in ENDURING LOVE, a film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel directed by Roger Michel and LAYER CAKE, a feature directed by Matthew Vaughn. In 2003, he also starred in the popular comedy-drama “The Booze Cruise” for ITV.


Brendan was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for his role as Ken in Martin McDonagh’s IN BRUGES, in which he starred alongside Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes. In the same year Brendan won an Emmy award for ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie’ and an IFTA for ‘Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television’ for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the HBO movie “Into the Storm”, directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan.


Hugh Bonneville act as Henry Brown who was a member of the National Youth Theatre, studied Theology at Cambridge and made his professional debut at the Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, in 1986, bashing a cymbal in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and understudying Ralph Fiennes as Lysander


Sally Hawkins is one of the UK's most respected actresses. Her extensive and impressive body of work has been widely lauded by the Academy Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globes.

The movie is great and nice to watch with family, kids and friends. I highly recommend all my friends to watch it in the cinema. You can watch the trailer HERE!

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