The Adventures of Tintin (Review)

Every year brings about new developments in moviemaking technology, and so it's almost a given that we will be astounded with some kind of visual effects extravaganza. Last year gave us Avatar, which was really Pocahontas with blue aliens. It was brilliant in action and its use of 3-D, but rather lackluster when it came to story.

Lackluster story is not something you would ever accuse The Adventures of Tintin books having. Nor this year's film adaptation, which is surely this holiday season's ...