
To catch him, they arrange to meet at Paddington Station, where a train carrying the supposed location of the hidden fortune is due to leave shortly. Paddington refuses and, whilst roaming the streets and avoiding the police, uses a public telephone to contact the Browns, who assert that Buchanan is the real culprit.
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Paddington then reluctantly takes part in a prison break alongside several other inmates, including Knuckles, who promises to aid in proving his innocence but promptly abandons the idea in order to leave the country as a free man, inviting Paddington to come with him. They miss a prison visit with Paddington, causing Paddington to believe that the Browns have forgotten all about him. Meanwhile, the Browns reveal what they have discovered to the police, only to be informed that they need stronger evidence, such as the book with his fingerprints on it, to prove that he is guilty. Before they can act further, Buchanan returns home and suspects something is wrong. They find a secret attic where Buchanan's various costumes are stashed, as well as the book itself, discovering that each of the suspicious characters visiting the landmarks were Buchanan. Becoming convinced that Buchanan is the culprit, the Browns look for the stolen book inside his house. With Paddington inside, the prison is a much livelier place, but Paddington struggles to remain positive when the Browns are unable to prove his innocence but keep hunting. They start investigating the landmarks on the popup book and discover a suspicious character (Buchanan) has been visiting each one as well. During their efforts to prove Paddington's innocence, the Browns encounter a fortune teller who informs them that the stolen book leads to the hidden fortune of the original author.
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Buchanan begins using the pop-up book to locate a series of clues within London's famous landmarks, which he believes will unveil the location of a secret treasure, wearing a different disguise for each visit.

The Browns work to clear Paddington's name, putting up sketches of the thief. Whilst in prison, Paddington befriends many of the inmates, including the short-tempered chef Knuckles, who hires Paddington, impressed by his marmalade sandwich recipe. The thief soon returns home and is revealed to be Phoenix Buchanan, an egotistical actor who lives opposite the Browns. Gruber and the Browns do not believe that Paddington stole the book, with no evidence that the thief even existed, Paddington is wrongfully convicted and jailed. Paddington chases the thief, who escapes, and Paddington is framed and arrested. To purchase a unique pop-up book of London in Samuel Gruber's antique shop for Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, Paddington performs several odd jobs and saves his wages, but the book is stolen.

Paddington Bear himself also posted on Twitter after finding out Paddington 2 had overtaken Citizen Kane on the review aggregation site.Paddington, having settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, has become popular in his community, offering people emotional support in various ways. The addition of the negative review was pointed out by a Twitter user on 26 April 2021.

The recent discovery of this 80-year-old negative review brought its score down from the coveted score of 100% to 99%. Toy Story 2 also has a 100% Tomatometer score on the site, but based on just 169 positive reviews as opposed to Paddington 2's 245.īoth Paddington 2 and Toy Story 2 have beaten the classic Citizen Kane (USA, 1941), which is coveted by many as the greatest film ever made.ĭirected by Orson Welles, Citizen Kane has a 99% Tomatometer score based on 116 reviews - only one of which is negative.

It takes the record from another famous sequel, Toy Story 2 (USA, 1999), which was directed by John Lasseter as a follow up to Toy Story (1995). Paddington 2 has a star-studded cast including Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters and the voice of Paddington Bear, Ben Whishaw. The heart-warming film is based on the fictional character Paddington Bear created by Michael Bond.ĭirected by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, Paddington 2 is the sequel to the 2014 film Paddington, which has 164 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes resulting in a 97% Tomatometer score. It's garnered 245 positive reviews resulting in a 100% Tomatometer score on the review aggregation website, Rotten Tomatoes, as verified on. Family favourite Paddington 2 (UK, 2017) has achieved the record for the most positively reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes.
