Hugo

2011 "Unlock the secret."

Hugo

7.5 | 2h6m | PG | en | Adventure

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

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7.5 | 2h6m | PG | en | Adventure , Drama , Family | More Info

Released: November. 23,2011 | Released Producted By: Paramount , Peninsula Films Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.hugomovie.com/

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Cast

Asa Butterfield , Ben Kingsley , Chloë Grace Moretz

Director

Martin Foley

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Paramount , Peninsula Films

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Asa Butterfield

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Reviews

joeldavidswofford I have tried to watch this film three or four times and I can only last 15-20 minutes at best before wanting to pick up the phone and call Martin Scorcese. It is certainly a visually stunning movie, but not much else. The story line is pathetic and the choice of actors (esp. Sacha Cohen) destroys any interest I might hope to give it. The reason I dislike it so much has perhaps something to do with my vision of art. Art serves no purpose other than to distract from reality, hence it's not worth participating in. However, I can see how an art lover might appreciate Hugo - we would just never get along.

HotToastyRag While Martin Scorses's Hugo was a huge contender at the 2012 Oscars and took home five statuettes, the average audience member will come away from it thinking it was incredibly long and boring. What they don't know is the movie wasn't really made for the average person to appreciate—it was made for those who care about film history and preservation. Although the main hype was to educate people on the importance of film preservation, that message will go over most people's heads.A little boy, Asa Butterfield, lives in a train station, and as he grieves for his father, he feels compelled to solve a mystery involving his late father and others he hasn't yet met. While this is the main plot of the story, it's not executed very well. I saw this movie in the theaters, surrounded by lots of interested people, and hardly anyone could remember the key plot points once the film was over. The movie seems to bank on distracting the audience with very small parts by Sascha Baron Cohen, Emily Mortimer, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Christopher Lee, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, and Ben Kingsley. None of these people really advance the already thin story, but if they had, the story would have been infinitely more interesting.By the time the old footage of silent movies is shown, audiences have most likely checked out and aren't paying attention. If you're in Hollywood or film school, you'll think this is an essential movie that pays tribute to a wonderful era. If you're an average Joe, you'll think you were ripped off by your ticket price.

LogendraNaidoo 1930s Paris: A movie so engaging that revolves around the magical premise of connecting with a loved one who has died, but imparted part of their soul in a lifeless, mechanical puppet. The characters feel like they have been living on the canvas of a Antoine Blanchard (Marcel Masson) painting. Rich scenery that immerses us in a world of 30s Paris replete with coal, the cosmopolitan hub of a train station, the wonder and mystery of silent movie-making (yes movie making), and the untold story of people we take for granted everyday in our daily lives. This is as close to a perfect movie as it comes. This movie actually reminds me of the movie Dunkirk. The lost craft of movie-making and the simplicity of motion pictures is revelled making the story more capable of connecting with its characters without fantastical CGI or the aid of gratuitous violence.This is also incomparably Scorsese's best movie.

Christopher Shobris A true masterpiece by a master filmmaker, Martin Scorsese. By far this the best film I've seen from him. And that's saying a lot considering I've seen Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and The Aviator. What makes this work for me? The performances, the visual effects, and the story. Firstly, the master actor Ben Kingsley was the perfect choice to play Georges Melies as a defeated and broken man. Asa Butterfield proves to be the best child actor working today, he gives a very mature performance that I think Kingsley would approve of. Chloe Grace Moretz was more than just a typical love interest, but has a complex situation with her grandfather. The visual effects are astounding. The story I love most of all, it respectively pays tribute to the birth of cinema while also telling a touching, complex story. Overall, the film is very satisfying in all the right ways. The only negative I'd have to say is not much, I struggle to think of any gripes. So go see it, its worth a look.