Opening with a flashback - “many bear years ago” - King’s film reintroduces us to both a very young Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) and the kindly older bears that raised him after a heart-pounding adventure left him in their care. The rare sequel that improves upon the original, and in turn makes the still rarer case for a franchise to continue on as long as it possibly can, “ Paddington 2” is about as clever and sweet a crowdpleasing as any movie - not just one primarily aimed at the younger set and their families. Surely there will be others, but for now, Paul King’s charming followup to his charming 2014 original feature, based on the beloved children’s stories penned by author Michael Bond, is as good as it gets among new releases. Less than a week into the new year, and it’s already here: the best film of 2018.
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