This movie version of Paddington is utterly, utterly charming. It has a lovely balance of real-life London and rose-tinted middle-class cosiness that makes it a very comfortably appealing film to watch. Hugh Bonneville is at wonderful 2012-level of dry humour, and whilst Nicole Kidman veers perilously close to being miscast as the villain of the piece she is not too detrimental overall. The bear himself is beautifully realised and convincing as an actual character, and the voice replacement of Colin Firth with the younger Ben Whishaw does indeed prove a wise move. In fact, the bear carries a lot of Bean/Hulot-style slapstick so effectively that this lovely family film is hugely energetic fun and a real treat.
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