Hugo G
Martin Scorsese taps into the history of French film and the inner child in this excellent award winning fantasy that if it doesn't get the Oscar in 2011, the Academy is out of it, again. The story is based on the recent 'Invention of Hugo Cabret' picture book novel. Not sure how they got movie rights and did it so fast, and filmed it in 3D also. Reviewed the 2D version. The story has heart and emotion, good characters, and even Ben Kingsley is back in form, as a grumpy old toymaker or shop owner. Young Chloe Grace Moretz (from Kick Ass) should get an Oscar nod at least as Isabelle, and she seems to be one of the few main leads in the story to actually pull of a decent French accent (but maybe she is French). Scorsese again has trouble with accents, as he did in 'Gangs of New York'. It was a little distracting. But despite that, it was quite good. At least they didn't sound like they were from New York. Ha. The plot surrounds the son of a clockmaker who is given an automaton, like a mechanical robot, while living in the walls of this Parisian train station. He meets up with this girl and her grumpy toymaker godfather, and they discover that the old man had been a famous silent film pioneer long ago. The onrush of silent films is a little overlong but the story is great and the characters are expertly played. Did they have to show 'The man on the moon' four times? Really? Anyway. The rest of the stuff will appeal to film buffs more than kids, because it's about silent film. The kid stuff is there with enough action though to keep them attentive.
Review by Adam Browne
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