Tintin is considered to be one of the most famous European figures of the 20th century, the comics were written by Herge and followed the chronicles of Tintin around the globe who was joined by his trusty dog Snowy, Captain Archibald Haddock and two police officers Thomson and Thompson(They were identical). Tintin is the type of comic that can be enjoyed by any person of any age, the comic doesn't go over-the-top, it's a simple story written greatly. After this brief overview let's jump right into the movie
The movie has everything that you would want from a Tintin movie it has a mystery, a solid dose of comedy, I think that Steven Spielberg was able to adapt more than 3 comics quite nicely and faithfully.
The motion capture is great, it may fall into the uncanny valley in some scenes, though I don't mind it, the voice-acting is simply great. After watching the movie I imagine the voice of Tintin as that of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis is the MVP of the film who perfectly voices Captain Archibald Haddock and Simon Pegg as inspector Thompson is the cherry on the cake along with Daniel Craig as Sakharine who just shines
The story is engaging and moves at a quick pace but not in such a way that you cannot appreciate the beautiful cinematography and scene transitions. The soundtrack by John Williams is simply amazing and gives the film a very noir feeling.
Where the film fails is at action, if you have read any previous comics you would know that the comics aren't heavy on action, though they do have action sequences those scenes are mostly realistic and short. But the movie relies heavily on unrealistic fights and action sequences which is fine if it was a standalone film but when I see it as an adaptation....the action just seems unnecessary to a certain extent.
Overall, if you want a fun, action-packed film containing dollops of humour then this films should be on your list
BOOK ADAPTATION SCORE: 7/10
MOVIE SCORE: 8/10
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