Hugo (2011)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace-Moretz. Ben Kingsley
Runtime: 126 minutes

Synopsis: In Paris in 1931, an orphan named Hugo Cabret, who lives in the walls of a train station, is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Performances: 3/5
Screenplay: 4/5
Special Effects: 3/5
Costumes/Makeup: 4/5
Editing: 5/5
Cinematography: 4/5
Score/Soundtrack: 5/5

Verdict:

(+) You can certainly count on Scorsese to make a family movie with a cultural background. Pretty rare to find nowadays.

(+) The adult performances served their purpose. Also Christopher Lee's in it.

(+) It's Scorsese's love letter to Cinema. And it's an absolutely heartwarming one.

(+) The score by Howard Shore is beautiful.

(+) Always love an experimental Scorsese flick. And this one's definitely that.

(-) The comedy doesn't always work and does feel forced at some points.

(-) As children are the targeted demographic of the movie, the story can get a little cheesy at times.

(-) The child performance reminded me of the performances in the first Harry Potter films, back when the kids were still pretty inexperienced actors (Chloë Grace-Moretz was literally playing Hermione).

(-) The CGI does not hold up. Like not at all.

FINAL GRADE: 7/10