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Screendaily
The Secret Of The Unicorn is a spellbinding cinematic feat which delivers Tintin to a new generation with the same exhilaration as Spielberg and Lucas reinvented the 30s serials in Raiders Of The Lost Ark 30 years ago. Its an example of what the Hollywood system does best harness the best material, talent and technology in the world and cook it up into unadulterated entertainment for young and old alike. Oh, and its also glorious in 3D.
Hollywood Reporter
Serving up a good ol fashioned adventure flick that harkens back to the filmmakers action-packed, tongue-in-cheek swashbucklers of the 1980s, Steven Spielbergs The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a visually dazzling adaptation of the legendary at least outside the US comic book series by Belgian artist Herge. The first part of a trilogy produced by Spielberg and Peter Jackson, this kid-friendly thriller combines state-of-the-art 3D motion capture techniques with a witty, globe-trotting treasure hunt featuring the sleuthing boy reporter, his trustee fox terrier, and a cast of catchy side characters.
Empire
From the Nouvelle Vague flourish of the opening credits, featuring Tintin in silhouette dashing past giant typewriters and former foes, recalling the Saul Bass-themed curtain raiser of Catch Me If You Can, set off by John Williams fleet-fingered piano score, the mood is set. Here is a joyful play of opposites: the romance of old-school cinema, conjured by the slick synthesis of CG wizardry.