Visual-Serkism

Rating: 7/10 (3 November 2011)

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn I am bedazzled! It was a ride alright. Even the Ferari roller coaster ride in Abu Dhabi wouldn't make me this dizzy. Yes...Tintin makes his arrival in a visual extravaganza.
Some say 'Looks can be deceiving'. And I say 'I have been deceived!' The visual detail is so engrossing that it gave me goosebumps every other second that the story got lost in the milieu. Then by the time I regained my consciousness I was in the middle of some desert being attacked by Pirates of the Caribbeaniesque(Part 3) hallucinations. Have I gone nuts! Apparently not.
Well this is what I have to say. The basic story of the movie is taken from three Tintin comics and it stays loyal (Edgar Wright was part of the Screenplay team \m/). The adventure is something along the lines of Indiana Jones with no Pit-Stops whatsoever. Jump-Run-Hit-Swim-Cut-Copy- Paste goes the format. Since Tintin is an iconic character, there is no much demand for showing the type of character he is. But present it to someone who doesn't have an inkling of who Tintin is...Alas, the characters come across as cardboard cut outs with a shady plot-line that is hard to keep up with.
Andy Serkis proves that he can act as a normal human being also and that too with absolute perfection.
All in all...it is visual romp with sprinkles of Tintin and Serkism added to it.