Visually very well made.

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2020)

I only watched this movie for two reasons. Because it won five Oscars and I wanted to see if it deserved to win those awards. And also because Martin Scorsese directed it, not immediately a name known for making bad movies. Those were the only two reasons, otherwise I wouldn't have watched it, as a family movie isn't really the genre I would go for. That's probably the weakest thing about this movie, the story, it looks a bit childish, but credit where credit's due it's visually very well made. For that alone it already deserved an award. I can't say I didn't enjoy the movie because strangely I did, even though it's more for kids than adults, the cinematography is stunning. The cast was good, most of the actors had already a good reputation and even the younger actors have proved by now that they can act. Hugo is a good family movie, one that I would probably have watched over and over again if I was still ten years old, but as an adult once is just enough.