Remember when you were a kid? Me neither, but now I do a little bit.

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2018)

This is not aimed at adults. I'm a guy, and I watch movies aimed at adults (sometimes maybe even literally--too much tmi there, no doubt); yet I still have to give "The Adventures of Tintin" very high marks. One way to put it is that the animation is as clever as "Sin City", but the mood is the polar opposite. I strongly dislike excessively pollyannaish films, since they don't at all reflect the world I seem to be living in. This is why I don't much care for Spielberg movies, which always seem to spring from the mind of a simple-minded, optimistic, eunuch. I hardly read any Tintin growing up, so I'm no fanboy and could care less if it followed the source material well or not. This was just a really well-made, fun, PG movie that parents can safely watch with children without worrying about moments of uncomfortable blushing. Surprisingly, I'm not at all embarrassed or ashamed to admit that I really enjoyed it. Simply put, the family-friendly story was satisfying enough, the run-time wasn't excessive, and the visuals are frankly fantastic. I would tire quickly if I watched too much uncomplicated "feel-good" stuff like this, but every now and then, a little bit of it might do the mind good.