A visually appealing film but the pacing is too slow

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2012)

This film is about an orphan who tries to fix an automaton, hoping to find a secret message from his late father.
"Hugo" is visually impressive. With its fairytale like backdrop, saturated colours and beautiful lighting, "Hugo" looks so fantastic that it is almost too photo-shopped to be true.
The story is far too slow, and not very engaging. The story contains a little fantasy, friendship and pieces of hopes and dreams. Yet, none of these elements are developed well enough to blossom into a beautiful subplot. Maybe it is because I felt bored by the slow pacing, I could not get into the worlds of Hugo or George. It would have been beautiful to see their traumatised worlds harmonise in even more scenes.