The Adventures of Tintin

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Rate: *** 1/2

Based on three of Hergé’s original Tintin books, The Adventures of Tintin is a long series of clues strung together to form the story and connect the action scenes.

But despite the well-loved characters and Andy Serkis’s brilliant work, this is a Steven Spielberg movie through and through.

Using a mix of motion capture and CGI he is finally able to recreate the giant set pieces he has always been fond of in boldface.

The motorcycle chase through a North African town, a plane crash in the desert and a swashbuckling flashback are all spectacular, exhilarating sequences, but they feel more Spielbergian than Tintin-ian.

I’m not sure if Hergé purists will appreciate the director’s vision imposed on their beloved characters but for everyone else The Adventures of Tintin is good, escapist fun.