Directed By Stephen Spielberg
Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig
2011, 107 mins, [PG]
Re: Reporter Tintin gets caught up in a treasure hunt swirling around a model of a doomed boat and that captain's drunken descendant.
Outstanding: Old school adventure, harkening back to movie serials and the first Indiana Jones flicks. The lighting and modeling is gorgeous. Snowy is adorable.
Unacceptable: The story is a little obvious, but this movie isn't about the mystery, it's the spectacle. The characters, motion captured and animated, never fit into the scenes convincingly. They seem to float there as if in front of a matte painting.
Summary: Enjoyably raucous adventure movie. I don't think it's everything it could have been and I'm mostly unfamiliar with the source material, but I had a good time watching Tintin. There were a few moments that made me really wish I'd seen it in 3D - not only would it have looked spectacular, but it also looked cheesy and out of place in 2D. Between the nonstop action sets and the excellent score from John Williams, it made for an excellent Saturday matinee at home.
3/5
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