The Adventures Of Tintin: "Never Fear, Tintin! The Evidence Is Safe With Us"

Director: Steven Spielberg
                Peter Jackson
Writer:    Steven Moffat
                Edgar Wright
                Joe Cornish
Starring: Jamie Bell
                Andy Serkis
                Daniel Craig
                Simon Pegg
                Nick Frost
                Mackenzie Crook
                Daniel Mays
                Toby Jones
Rating:    ****

Release Date: Out Now

Based on the extremely popular comic books from Herge, comes an exciting and breath-taking escapade from the world famous journalist.

Tintin (Bell) and his little dog Snowy start the film browsing around an old Parisian market, and whilst the young journalist browses for antiques, Snowy spots a pickpocket (Jones). Straight of the bat we are introduced to the fact that Snowy and Tintin solve mysteries, and then when Tintin buys a model ship called 'The Unicorn', and starts to get threatened, we are instantly set up for the whole story. Of course things kick off, and when his apartment is ransacked and the ship goes missing, he sets off on an exciting adventure to find out the truth about 'The Unicorn'.

Along the way he meets Captain Haddock (Serkis), a drunken sailor who is being kept hostage on a ship by two brutes (Crook & Mays). He provides the comic relief in the film, and with a motion capture veteran like Serkis in the role, he is absolutely spot on. Tintin, Haddock and Snowy set off for the rest of the journey, and try their best to take down Sakharine (Craig), the villain in the film that is also racing against the trio to get his hands on the model ship. Sakharine and Haddock have a long history dated way back to their ancestors, and The Unicorn means something to the two men, so getting it back is just as important to both. The most memorable performances and characters in the film are the Thompson Twins (Frost & Pegg), who have managed to completely transform themselves.They were just as funny as they always were, and what was absolutely fantastic was the fact I didn't realise it was them till the credits came up. The way they changed was brilliant and they suited the characters perfectly.

My favourite thing about the film, without a doubt, was the decision to shoot the film using Motion Capture technology. Peter Jackson convincing Spielberg to do it this way was genius, and it just shows that putting two directing legends together can create absolute Hollywood magic. The ease and flow of the animation, whilst keeping it true to the comics was superb, and I really think this will be up there for best animated film in the Oscars. It was the best Spielberg film in a while, and it really captured the magic of his Indiana Jones days (the original ones...). The film is an absolute delight, and whilst some children may not be the biggest fans, it is definitely and adventure for the whole family.

The Adventures of Tintin - Trailer