'The Adventures Of Tintin' thrilling, yet lacking heart

'The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn' is the opening salvo of a proposed trilogy, amalgamating the plots of 'The Crab With The Golden Claws', 'The Secret Of The Unicorn' and 'Red Rackham’s Treasure'.

Spielberg directs the first film and it’s a breathlessly entertaining romp, littered with eye-popping action set pieces that would simply be unthinkable - not to mention astronomically expensive – as live action.