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The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin

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Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis
Dec 21, 2011
PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

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Movie Info

Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Gad Elmaleh, MacKenzie Crook, Daniel Mays, Joe Starr
Director: Steven Spielberg
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
Theater Release: Dec 21, 2011
DVD Release: Mar 13, 2012
Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present a 3D Motion Capture Film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham. -- (C) Official Site

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
    The Adventures of Tintin can be a delight to look at, even if motion capture isn't your particular cup of animation tea.
  • Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
    The action grows wearisome as it grinds on, and the film becomes a succession of dazzling set pieces devoid of simple feelings.
  • John Anderson, Newsday
    A frenetic bonbon with an empty center, and a movie made without any perceivable audience outside of filmmakers besotted by their own innovative processes.
  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
    The Adventures of Tintin comes at you in a whoosh, like a volcano full of creative ideas in full eruption... It hits home for the kid in all of us who wants to bust out and run free.
  • Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
    Hergé was the pioneer of an even-handed style of cartooning with solid lines and no shading that became known as ligne claire, but there is a decided lack of clear lines in this erratic movie adaptation of his work.
  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
    The main achievement of Tintin is that at least the cartoon people and pets come across as characters and not hollow, humanoid entities.
  • , Chicago Reader
    It adequately re-creates the comics' Dickensian characterization, and every frame brims with clever details. But once the action begins, Spielberg's incessant, force-fed "fun" quickly gets exhausting.
  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
    Motion capture, which transforms actors into cartoon characters in a vividly animated landscape, is the technique Spielberg has been waiting for - the Christmas gift ... that he's dreamed of since his movie childhood.
  • Dana Stevens, Slate
    Even if this hyperactive movie isn't your cup of tea, there's much to admire on-screen, including Spielberg's astonishing attention to visual detail and John Williams' jaunty score.
  • Tom Long, Detroit News
    A clamorous headache of a movie, it's hard to say who the intended audience for The Adventures of Tintin might be.
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