After purchasing a model ship at an outdoor market, young journalist Tintin (Jamie Bell) finds himself beset with offers for it from an American (Joe Starr) and a cane-weilding Englishman named Sakharine (Daniel Craig). He decides to look up the ship the model is based on, The Unicorn, and discovers that it was sunk after an ill-fated voyage from Barbados. The ship's captain, Sir Francis Haddock (Andy Serkis), was the only survivor. Soon after, Tintin's dog, Snowy, accidentally damages the model while chasing a cat, causing a hidden scroll to fall out and get lost behind a piece of furniture. This turns out to be one of three scrolls hidden in three different models of the Unicorn that indicate the location of a sunken treasure. During his investigation, Tintin discovers the last remaining descendent of Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) and the two team up to prevent Sakharine from getting Sir Francis' treasure.The opening titles and fade scenes are easily the best part of the movie. There was no real humor to speak of and the writing felt very flat. It could have had much more personality but just felt completely lifeless, which is a shame considering how good the voice talent assembled is. A lot of people are put off by motion capture animation (or mo-cap) but this wasn't nearly as creepy as I've seen before. If it could have had just a little more wit and panache in dialogue I think it would have been stellar, instead of an uncut gem.
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