The Unstoppable Martin Scorsese!

Rating: 7/10 (5 February 2012)

Based on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, 'Hugo' is an imaginative film, that Once AGAIN Proves, that, Martin Scorsese, Is An Unstoppable Story-Teller. A Storyteller beyond inhibitions & exploitations. Scorsese's Masterful Direction in here is the Key to the Success of this film. Nominated for 11 Oscars, 'Hugo' comes out a winner, just because of the Sheer Talent of Scorsese.
'Hugo' Synopsis: Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
'Hugo' uses Excellent use of 3D & comes up as an imaginative & effective film. John Logan's Adpated Screenplay is imaginative & deserves some brownie points. Art Design is wonderfully done. Graphics are top-notch. Cinematography is picture-perfect, while the Editing is okay. Scorsese's Masterful Direction is the Greatest Strength of this film. His work, like always, left me spell-bound. Scorsese, without a shed of doubt, has had the Career no Filmmaker has!
Performance-Wise: Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret, delivers a great performance. Chloë Grace Moretz is absolutely terrific, while Sir Ben Kingsley is decent. Sacha Baron Cohen is quite good. Christopher Lee is as usual. Jude Law & Ray Winstone appear in brief roles. Others lend support.
On the whole, 'Hugo' works, primarily, because of Scorsese's Masterful, Spell-Binding Work!