Mind-blowing animation from Steven Spielberg, in this film adaptation of Tintin, the boy detective.
Based on the original comic series, Tintin (Jamie Bell) is a boy with a spiky ginger fringe, a magnifying glass, and a helpful pet dog called Snowy. Tintin also has an unquenchable thirst for mystery, and this film sees him caught up in a maritime caper involving armed baddies, buried treasure, and a drunken sea Captain (voiced by Andy Serkis).
Using motion capture technology, Spielberg has managed to bridge the gap even closer between real-life actors, and their animated counterparts. The animation in this film is nothing short of astounding, and the effect is at the same time smooth, and bursting with tiny details. Add to this some brilliantly imaginative chase scenes and action sequences, and you should have had an untouchable family film, beating off any competition.
Sadly for Tintin though, the bewildering story and frenetic pace seems to have left viewers unimpressed by the inquisitive little fellow. Moving at what seems like a thousand miles a minute, the story whooshes from location to location, without a moments breath, and the plot becomes increasingly complicated and longwinded, that the movie seems exhausting rather than entertaining.
Beautiful to watch, just maybe down a few Red Bulls before you do.
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