Adventure done right

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 2015)

Rating-7/10
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is an animation adventure film that lives up to what you might expect and matches the skill of the original content expertly. With a story that also contains massive action scenes and a beautifully rich style of design, Tintin comes to the screen with a big crash, but lands very very safely. I felt it was a solidly good movie and here below is why so.
The story is very nicely done and paced well too with lovely locations used and characters who although very quirky, also imaginative. I felt the action quota in terms of fighting is not there but chase scenes are abundant and some of them are beautifully choreographed and put together using just immaculate style. It has it's humour too, not overly hilarious but has it's moments of light heartedness even in the moments it seems most unlikely.
People such as Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig lend their voices to the movie and do an excellent job in the process creating characters you don't just instantly connect with their voice actor. I like Jamie Bell as Tintin but he can seem slightly annoying at times, as if he is constantly in your face. Andy Serkis as Haddock is good and although his voice is rough and Corse, it still turns out well worked.
It is directed by Spielberg and written by a trio of writers who use the Herge originals well and also manage to not seem too authentic or too much like the comics. The style used for the animation for me is one of the most beautiful seen and is moved along fantastically. The animation has to be one of the best things because not only is the movement nice but also things such as the sea are defined with glorious colour and depth that really takes your eye to it.
My main criticism has to be the slightly fast pace of the movie, now I know Tintin is like that and I understand but sometimes things seem slow then boom Tintin is off and doing stunts impossible to achieve. There isn't too much to say negatively about it but it could be said the movie never quite reaches epic proportions and stays relatively at the same level from start to end.
This is truly one films for the kids and it highly enjoyable for a younger audience as I believe it has been made for. Saying that adults will also enjoy I think and unless you hate animation films then you shouldn't have many problems with little Tintin and Snowy on their adventures. If you like Indiana Jones then this is basically along the same lines although it's Tintin and Spielberg obviously brings his past in with him on this one.
Overall I give it a 7/10 and felt it a solid one of that, not quite a VERY good film but not far at all and a great effort is put in to make it good. Tintin I feel may make fans of the original adventures slightly nervous or watch with suspicion but I felt it was put in safe hands and executed with a swift touch and not over done or anything that could damage it's credibility as a legendary adventure series.