Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol

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(Running time: 129 Minutes) Rated PG-13
Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg

Whew, there isn’t a dull second in this movie. Action packed doesn’t begin to describe this entry in the series. On the way to complete a mission something goes wrong and a big explosion destroys the Kremlin. Of course the Russians assume the Americans did it and the IMF team has been disavowed and is on their own. And that’s simply the introduction.

It was great to see the team get messed up and make some mistakes in this film. The perfection thing wears thin after a while. There are guns galore, shooting, killing, fist fights, a car chase, climbing on a building 130 stories up, not to mention a sandstorm in the Middle East! I let out an audible sigh of relief from time to time when the excitement got intense.     

As usual with this series, there were clever pieces and amazing schemes worked out down to the second. If you’re looking for a highly entertaining, fast-moving movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this is it. See it with your ‘tweens and teens or kids 11 and up. There is violence, a sprinkling of bad language from time to time, sexual innuendo but no sex. I saw it with my son and we both enjoyed it immensely.

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The Adventures of Tintin

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(Running time: 107 Minutes) Rated PG
Animated with the voices of: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig

This is the front runner for BEST KID’S MOVIE OF THE YEAR so far. Wow! The computer graphics in this movie is impeccable. Every detail of the characters, supporting characters, scenes, buildings, windows, you name it, was exact, true to life. Steven Spielberg directed this gorgeous movie and his drive for perfection cannot be equaled this year.

The story is an old one as The Adventures of Tintin comes from a series of comics popular in France. They came out in 1929, so this story has an older feel to it, like Indiana Jones. The adventure is a lot like an Indiana Jones movie but with no gore or creepy critters. Tintin is a boy journalist of indeterminate age. He’s old enough to live alone but doesn’t seem to be old enough to shave. He has a trusty dog, Snowy, who accompanies him on his adventure.

The story does involve a hardened sea captain who has a drinking problem and an evil man seeking treasure at all costs.  Murder is committed but there is very little blood and many of the bad guys get dumped in the sea and fished out again. The action is non-stop, from a boarding house to the desert to the sea; Tintin is on the move, chasing the treasure with the Captain to help him and his trusty, intelligent dog, too.

I found this whole experience delightful. The movie transported me to another world, right into the scene with 3-D graphics better than any other, including Pixar, I’ve ever seen. There is violence but no bad language and no sex. This film should be fine to see with your children age 7 and up. Enjoy it; it’s a fantastic ride for adult and child.

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