Rating of
3/4
Surprisingly good.
Seb - wrote on 11/20/11
I was positively surprised about Tintin. It works well in 3D, which seems to work best in movies like this and for example Avatar where a lot of CGI is used. The CGI also made it possible to have the characters and surroundings look like they do in the original comic books while still watching a performance by real actors. I found it worked really well, it allowed me to see the characters in a similar way as how I imagined them to be when I read the comic books years ago, the overall atmosphere has a real "comic book" feel about it which of course suits the movie well. The thing that I found a little disappointing though was that the first scene of the movie, after the fantastic title sequence, seems to be set in England, hearing the accents of the characters and the use of Pounds as currency, while Tintin's original home city is Brussels.
Although the storyline and the characters deviate a little from the two comic books this movie is based on, the general feeling of the Tintin comic books is very well captured. Before going to the cinema I was a little afraid the movie might end up to be too childish and too simple. The storyline indeed isn't very complicated but there are still sufficient turns and twists in the plot to keep it entertaining. The action is good enough to excite adults and is well balanced with humor. Altogether an excellent way to spend an hour or two, especially when you are familiar with the comic books.
