With the name Spielberg attached as director I would have thought this movie to be more adventurous and the action more quick and daring, but alas this movie lacked the magic that made Spielberg's name synonymous with that type of movie.
This is a good movie and my son Alex really enjoyed watching it (which for me in the long run made it worth it, he responded really well to it) but for me, at least, it was missing that Spielberg magic that I had grown up with. And if there was ever a movie that seemed more apt to showcase the Spielberg magic this movie was it, but for whatever reasons that magic was lost somewhere.
The animation for Tintin was crisp and sparkling with vivid color and was (for me) surprisingly good considering I don't normally like these kind of animated movies. Even the acting done by the voice cast was good and blended well with what the animators did. I was very impressed. I really liked how Spielberg used his camera moves throughout the movie to make the action, sets and production come alive. He really added a little something that would have missing without him. The only thing that was really missing was his special magic that he normally brings to these kinds of movies. I can't even say what his special magic was that was missing, but you can definitely tell it was missing. By all accounts it shouldn't have been lost because this is a story that fits in with everything that's made Spielberg's name synonymous with hi-octane action. The story is one full of adventure, with its roots firmly planted in the past as the adventure grows from there into the present time of the movie. There's plenty of intrigue that weaves into the story with ease, without any trace of gimmicky or falseness. But, as I've been saying all along, there's just a large empty hole in the movie at times. This miss placed part would make the movie better than it is and should have been.
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