FRIDAY FILM BEAT: Paddington

I would've done this week's one about The Hobbit but Paddington was funnier, especially at the bit where he messed up the bathroom and cleaned his ears with the Browns' toothbrushes. Paddington received "very positive" reviews from British critics, according to The Straits Times. Indiewire said critics were "pleasantly surprised" and that the film was "hailed for its warm-heartedness and playful sense of humor and [Ben] Whishaw's charming performance". Rotten Tomatoes sampled 36 reviews and judged 97% of them to be positive. The site's consensus reads "Paddington brings a beloved children's character into the 21st century without sacrificing his essential charm, delivering a family-friendly adventure as irresistibly cuddly as its star." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". With reviews like that, I suggest you go see this.