Review of The Adventures of Tintin (2011) by Zenrobot — 28 Dec 2011
The movie starts great and draws you in with its beautiful animation. Things go great for probably the first half hour, then a joke falls flat. I realize that the movie is fallible. Here is a super hard to make, beautiful looking movie with a screenplay that wasn't 100%.
"that's okay, things will pick up once Tintin hits the road" I thought. But not really. the jokes continued to be hit or miss (not funny enough for adults, and possibly out of grasp for children due to all the alcohol references).
And that ambiguous demographic tone sums up the whole movie for me in the end. Too much for kids, and too shallow for adults. Not to mention the second half of the movie really drags. Overall, the movie isn't a complete waste of time and I would probably see the sequel if it got favorable word of mouth.
I must say that Tintin is one of the most beautiful looking animated films i've ever seen. That's why it pains me that it wasn't put to better use. Major props to the artists behind the animation though.
The film is absolutely stunning to look at.
This review of The Adventures of Tintin (2011) was written by Zenrobot on 28 Dec 2011.
The Adventures of Tintin has generally received positive reviews.
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