Paddington 2

2017 ยท Live-action/animated family comedy

Recommended. Age: 6+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.

Our review

Paddington 2 is the rare film where courtesy drives the plot. A bear who looks for the good in everyone turns a prison into a family and a city into neighbors. He works, saves, suffers injustice patiently, and never stops writing to Aunt Lucy. The reservation is small: a 'nice buns' joke, one 'Oh my God,' and a couple implied to have spent the night together.

For parents

All ages per the Catholic classification; Common Sense Media says six and up for prison scenes and a near drowning. Ask: what does Paddington do when people are rude to him, and what happens next? Which works of mercy does he perform in prison? CCC 2447 lists them.

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