The director of the previous two films, Paul King, decided not to direct this installment
Chronology
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who is currently living in the Bear Retirement Home. An exciting adventure begins with the Brown family when a mystery leads them on an unexpected journey.
However, he pitched the idea for this third film and was attached as an executive producer
He starred in Graham Norton and guest: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). The first two Paddington films were great fun and full of charm, and had some great cameos.
This film never quite gets going and you wonder what happened to the writers
Overall, the performances are a bit clunky or barely developed, and there are very few laughs. A real shame, because Paddington 2 in particular was a gem, thanks largely to Hugh Grant’s excellent performance, but ably supported by the prison crew.
Paddington 3 is very average in comparison
it needed a much better script, more developed characters and funnier action scenes. An hour after watching the movie you probably won’t remember it at all…