Hugo Cabret is a young orphan boy living in the walls of a Paris train station. Left there by his alcoholic uncle to fend for himself, Hugo takes care of the clocks and harbors a secret, something left behind by his deceased father, one that will lead him to adventure.
Adapted from the Caldecott winning book by Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Hugo is directed by Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York, Shutter Island) from the screenplay written by John Logan (Rango, Star Trek: Nemesis).
Weaving together history and fiction, this enchanting tale is as much an all ages movie, as it is a love letter from Scorsese, Logan and Selznick to the art of filmmaking.
Hugo has four stars of immediate note.
Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) is Hugo. A young actor, he does a great job with what is an emotional role, especially for one of his first major parts.
Ben Kingsley (Ghandi, Shutter Island) is turn-of-the-century director Georges Méliès.
Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass, Let Me In) is Isabelle, Méliès’ goddaughter and co-adventurer of Hugo.
Last, but not least, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Sweeney Todd) is the Station Inspector and he provides a flawless performance.
The sets are lively and colorful, at times reminding me of Amelie, The City of Lost Children, and elements of the Syberia games.
Hugo has gotten some recent commercial support, but I believe this movie will greatly benefit from word of mouth.
If you want to be enchanted, learn a little about early film and are looking for a great evening at the movies, I highly recommend Hugo.
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