(2010)
I'm not familiar with the source material for this, although Luc Besson - who now seems to be only mostly retired if it means making the occasional film with his kids in mind - has the visual acumen to make a live action Tintin should it ever fall from the paws of the motion capturers.
The problem here is that, whilst he creates an interesting and larger-than-life period milieu, Besson's material never rises above the amiably quirky and incidental. So it's fairly unmemorable, Adele's flashback to Egypt tomb raiding aside. And while the prosthetics-enhanced grotesques that populate the supporting roles create a consistency, other effects work, the CGI pterodactyl in particular (and later Egyptian mummies), is less impressive and shows up the budget constraints.
I wish I'd liked this more, but unfortunately the "Indiana Jones meets Amelie" quote from Empire on the DVD sleeve is merely wishful thinking.
The problem here is that, whilst he creates an interesting and larger-than-life period milieu, Besson's material never rises above the amiably quirky and incidental. So it's fairly unmemorable, Adele's flashback to Egypt tomb raiding aside. And while the prosthetics-enhanced grotesques that populate the supporting roles create a consistency, other effects work, the CGI pterodactyl in particular (and later Egyptian mummies), is less impressive and shows up the budget constraints.
I wish I'd liked this more, but unfortunately the "Indiana Jones meets Amelie" quote from Empire on the DVD sleeve is merely wishful thinking.
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