The past few months have brought us the cinematic masterpiece that is Ladybird, the much-raved about Call Me By Your Name, and the cultural phenomenon of I, Tonya — but none of them are as highly-reviewed as Paddington 2.
The unexpected sequel to Paddington set a record on Rotten Tomatoes, Entertainment Weekly reported, with 167 fresh reviews — and zero negative ones. It seems that a charming sequel about a marmalade-appreciating British C.G.I. bear who carries a briefcase and has to finagle his way out of prison is exactly what 2018 ordered.
The New Yorker applauded its “chilling sweetness.” The Wall Street Journal called it “‘The Godfather Part II’ of Peruvian bear movies.” HuffPost declared it “utterly beguiling.”
It isn’t just high-brow critics, either: the adopted bear is melting everyone who encounters him into a pile of grateful, protective bliss.
PADDINGTON 2: for 103 minutes, I knew true happiness in this life.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) January 13, 2018
I'm more afraid to see Paddington 2 than any horror movie of the last decade. I get so emotional at overly cute things and I don't wanna tear up at the theater. Goddammit Paddington is too fucking cute
— Charlie (@MoistCr1TiKaL) January 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/alexwyse/status/954548366343471105
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, if you have children you should run immediately to go see #Paddington2 – It really is so incredibly special and deserves more attention then it’s getting.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 19, 2018
If the notion of a children’s movie breaking records is surprising, remember that the highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes previously was Toy Story 2, and you’re lying if you say that you didn’t shed a tear during Jessie’s song about her owner ‘s once-timeless love for her fading.
Watch the trailer and feel your heart swell with emotions you thought were long-stifled below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw7RElt-SvE&t=12s
