His 2007 breakout album, "Life in Cartoon Motion, " introduced him as an eccentric, wild-haired singer with a falsetto voice that might've seemed out of place on the modern pop scene.

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Hugo Speer as flawed hero Sgt Tate gives a solid performance but it is the wild-eyed Andy Serkis (the voice of Gollum in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), playing the earthly villain of the piece, Quinn, who really stands out.

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