Terrific action packed adventure, full of fun!!

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2012)

Welcome back Mr. Spielberg! Does anyone know adventure like he does? In his first animated adventure Spielberg brings to life the iconic comic book sleuth/Journalist and I loved every minute of it. From the streets of France to the desert, to the Ocean, to Africa and beyond, it has everything a great adventure needs and could want and has some truly terrific characters. Kids, adults, young at heart will love this action packed, edge of your seat thrill ride with a great mystery. Many of the complaints I heard about the film is that perhaps it was almost a little too action packed, as they did seem to cram as much as they could all into one film but you can't chastise them for being too ambitious. Being an animated film, even motion capture, means that they can do some pretty outstanding and crazy stunts and comedic moments but still keep it real. The motion capture animation is stunning and truly unique and I hope they do more of this type of animation and Spielberg and Jackson do it better than anyone.
The voice acting is brilliant. Jamie Bell captures Tin Tin absolutely perfectly. He has the innocence and the curiosity and the heroism down to perfection. Andy Serkis, a brilliant talent, who has made absolute perfection out of motion capture in films like Rise of the Planet of The Apes, and King Kong, and Lord of The Rings and now shines as Tin Tin's partner in mystery Captain Haddock. The alcoholic anti-hero is hilarious and fun however almost over used but still a lot of fun and the perfect balance to prim and proper Tin Tin. Daniel Craig is terrific as the villainous Sakharine, and his voice is barely recognizable. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg also do a great job as the comedic and bumbling Thomson and Thompson.
Tin Tin is part Indiana Jones, part old school mystery and all fun. Spielberg knows how to spin a story and no holds barred adventure and isn't afraid to tread lightly and follow politically correct movie barriers (a character is seen smoking and of course Haddock's insatiable drinking problem), neither of these things will send anyone off to buy cigarettes and a carton of rum and they are just a small part of the adventure. Maybe not for young kids but certainly older kids and adults will absolutely love it and for good reason! The story borders on being a little too complicated but it stays within the realm of understanding and when the film is all over you will wish to see it all again or better yet see another adventure of this terrific iteration of Tin Tin that was YEARS in the making. Do yourself a favor and see this terrific movie. The 3D was okay but as usual doesn't make or break the film. You can see it either way. 9/10