Paddington in Peru marks a strong continuation of the beloved franchise, delivering both humor and emotional resonance. The film introduces Emily Mortimer as Mary Brown, who navigates a bittersweet transition as her children are about to leave home. While Mortimer captures the essence of a caring mother, her portrayal lacks the unique eccentricities that Sally Hawkins brought to the role in earlier films. Hawkins' Mary was a connector between the mundane and the extraordinary, embodying an ideal mix of warmth and quirkiness that enriched the stories, making her absence felt throughout the film.
Mary is the bridge between the perfectly mundane (albeit disconnected and distant) Brown family and the wee bear they take in. She's actually arguably even weirder than Paddington.
Much like fish-man romancer Elisa Esposito in Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, the role Hawkins snagged an Academy Award nomination for, Mary Brown is utterly normal at first glance - until circumstances veer toward the abnormal, and she reveals herself as deeply weird.
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