The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn - 3D

 Mo-cap magic...Jamie Bell..Andy Serkis...Tintin

I didn't know what to expect when I entered the cinema. With very mixed reviews from "amazing" to "poor," I knew I would come out thinking with the same opinion as one of these reviews. But the people who said this film was bad, have got it completely wrong. They review this movie as a film, so was I until I realised it was a really good Tintin adventure. Probably not that a good film, but a great plot and if you haven't read Tintin you may be at a loss. It shows Jamie Bell as the boy detective himself, suddenly being thrown into an adventure all about a sunken ship with treasure aboard. He meets Andy Serkis who plays Captain Haddock, who's insanely drunkenness is much more of an issue than in the books. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost play the bumbling duo, Thompson and Thompson, their casting I think is due to Edgar Wright being on the writing team, he has worked with Pegg and Frost on a number of occasions. The Thompsons' don't get that much to do, although they have a little sub-plot of their own involving a pickpocket, (Tinker Tailor's Toby Young.) Daniel Craig plays a very Tintin-esque baddie, Sakharine, who has a very evil air to him, he even has a malicious hawk. The animation gives it, a nice touch and you can tell it's Steven Spielberg. He even throws in a funny little Jaws reference involving Tintin's trademark quiff. It's an Indiana Jones-style romp, but a very enjoyable romp. 




4/5