Lush, beautiful to watch, great acting but a tad boring in parts.

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2012)

Hugo has been lauded as a modern masterpiece and I can totally see why it has got the great rap that it has, Martin Scorcese is a director who doesn't do anything half great, it's always perfect and exceptional, and Hugo is no exception to that, however I do think that there is a severe lack in plot. The gorgeous look and feel of the film didn't override the fact that for 2 thirds of the film I was somewhat bored and uninterested, the plot doesn't seem to really take off until the third act, after that it is a truly wonderful film going experience.
The production of this film is just exceptional, from the opening scenes of Paris to the closing scenes of the automaton the way the film looks can simply take your breath away. The music is divine and beautiful to hear as it is perfectly suited to the time and place. And the acting is wonderful, Asa Butterfield who is in pretty much every scene is a great young actor who I'm sure will be mega, and Chloe Moretz impresses with a very different role to her usual roles, she is already huge and just seems to get better and bigger, she will definitely be winning awards very soon I think, and the supporting cast are swell, none really standout but they are all great.
A few other things I had a problem with was continuity. I picked up on quite a gee things that didn't match up, and also Emily Mortimer's role was very underwritten, I think for a tiny part such as hers it should have been played by an unknown, not a distinguished actress who is far beneath a tiny role. I mean if you can forgive it for it's few tiny flaws, it's slow pace and it's lack of plot you will really enjoy Hugo, it does pay off in the end.
But really it's worth seeing purely for the way it looks, and in 3d it's even more beautiful to watch. Give it a go. I'm sure you will probably love it.