Rating of
3/4
"Billions of blue blistering barnacles!"
MovieAddict - wrote on 03/16/12
Being an avid TinTin fan I was quite looking forward to this movie. I'm happy to say that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson did a marvelous job. They took the effort to know Tintin, the legendary detective and journalist boy character by Belgian artist Hergé and do him honor.
Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) becomes caught up in a centuries-old treasure hunt when he unwittingly buys a model ship containing a clue to the location of sunken gold in an outdoor market. He's pursued by agents of the sinister Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig sinks his teeth into the role of the antagonist. Playing against type has never been so much fun!), who has a model ship identical to Tintin's and is passionately in search of a third. The models themselves don't matter. What does matter is that vital bits of information have been hidden within each of them, information Sakharine is looking for that would unlock the secret of the treasure of Red Rackham.
Kidnapped by Sakharine's men and bundled onto a rusty steamboat, the Karaboudjan, he meets the ship's Captain, Archibald Haddock (voiced by Andy Serkis) who's clueless and perpetually drunk. Tintin knows that the key to unlocking this mystery lies buried within Haddock's mind, specifically in his memories – which have been repressed due to his years of drinking. Also along for the ride is Snowy, Tintin's faithful dog companion who provides plenty of assistance in tight spaces. The double team of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are well cast as the incompetent detectives and hapless Thompson twins.
It's just amazing to see a comic coming alive. Recommended for those of you who love TinTin; it’s a fun-ride you'll love for sure!
