Plot:-After buying a model ship at a market place Tin Tin (voiced by Jamie Bell) gets kidnapped by Sakharine (Daniel Craig), then manages to escape and ends up on a fantastic adventure with drunken sailor Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis).
Review:-
As a child I loved the old Tin Tin cartoons. They were light, and they were fun. For the first time ever, Herge's wonderful creation has been brought to the big screen in a feature length adventure.
First and foremost Tin Tin looks incredible. Peter Jackson and Weta were the first to use Motion Capture succesfully, James Cameron and Avatar perfected it, and now Spielberg has dabbled his hand in this useful technology. The depth and colour are breathtaking, the characters incredibly detailed and after only a short period of time you forget that you're watching animation and not live action on screen.
Script and plot wise, The Secret Of The Unicorn isn't brilliant. It feels rushed, and at times the trail they follow can be slightly confusing. The main reason for this I think is to keep the run time down as this is aimed at at families and children. They could not afford to run beyond 105 minutes at the risk of losing the attention of the younger audience.
In saying that it is still an enjoyable watch. The voice performances are solid, with Daniel Craig oozing sinisterness and arrogance with every syllable. The main star of the show, unsurprisingly, is Andy Serkis. His portrayal of Haddock is funny, and extremely well done, with his Scottish accent near perfect. (I say near perfect, he mispronounces a few words and as a Scot I noticed them all).
There is plenty of humour abound as well, going from the slapstick which comes mostly from Thompson and Thomson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), and a few great one liners from Captain Haddock. There is a particularly funny moment right at the start when Snowy wrecks Tin Tin's house chasing a cat.
The biggest success in 'Unicorn' is Snowy, Tin Tin's faithful Terrier. Snowy is a joy to behold and steals nearly every scene throughout the movie. Displaying intelligence and silliness that you'd expect to see from man's best friend!
Verdict:-
Over-all decent fare. It is worth watching for the visuals alone, however it could have been so much better if they had spent a bit more time on the plot and a bit less on everything else.
6/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW6TkX1YOK8
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