Paddington

Paddington 

Rating 8 out of 10

My kids are a little older and I must admit before this movie came out I had not even heard of Paddington Bears.  One thing for sure my four grandkids have heard of them and love them.  Maybe I was hit in the head too many times but I volunteered to take all four to the movies.  A great time was had by all.

Often taking four kids under the age of four to the movies is like herding cats.  When you get an entertaining enough movie and large bucket of popcorn it makes it much easier.

The movie starts in the jungle with Paddington and his family being visited by an English couple.  They become close and when the time comes for the couple to return to England they tell the bears to visit anytime.  Years later a volcano erupts in the jungle and destroys their habitat.  Paddington jumps in a boat that luckily enough lands in London.  Paddington can't find the doctors but is taken in by a reluctant family.

This is a cute kids movie that kept my attention and more importantly keep the attention of the target audience.  They were entertained and laughed in all the right spots.  The CGI was flawless.  Acting was as good as you could expect in a movie like this.

If you have small children or can abduct some this is a good way to spend a couple hours.