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Is it worth $10? No
“The Adventures of Tintin” is a rollicking, free form adventure that’s unabashedly action-driven but also oddly dull and hollow. You’ll be entertained by the action but twiddling your thumbs in between high-energy scenes, meaning the story is a tragic bore.
Based on the 23-part comic book series by the Belgian writer Herge, the story follows a young journalist named Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy (the best character in the film, by far) as they team with a drunken sea captain (Andy Serkis) to find lost treasure. Hot on their trail is the villainous Rackham (Daniel Craig), who oddly looks a lot like director Steven Spielberg.
The opening credits feel endless, but Spielberg’s first foray into 3D animation has depth and detail. Note the clever use of reflections in mirrors, bottles, water, etc. This is difficult to get right and handled very nicely.
However, the motion capture used for the actors’ performances looks a bit wooden and the humor is silly and juvenile – this is clearly aimed at kids and has little to offer adults. In fact, much of the film feels like “Indiana Jones” for kids, which is fine if you’re a kid but bad if you’re not. Thankfully the action scenes keep things interesting for everyone, but they’re not enough alone to make this work.
It’ll be interesting to see what Spielberg does with original content in 3D. Give him a new story and filmmaking toys to play with and I’ll be the first in line. “The Adventure of Tintin,” however, is not worth running off to.
Did you know?
Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson are planning to make three movies out of Herge’s “Tintin” stories. Jackson will direct the second film, which is expected in theaters in 2015.
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susaninflorida
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... I enjoyed the action of Tin Tin. Sure it's silly but that was part of the FUN! |
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