I was surprised, awe-like

Rating: 9/10 (29 April 2020)

Great things about the movie:
1. The storytelling is wonderful. I thought it is only a movie about Hugo fixing the automaton. It is a beautiful retelling about history of film-making. It also contains brilliant references.
2. The visual effects are stunning.
3. The production design and properties are perfectly made for the movie.
4. The casting is splendid: Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret, Ben Kingsley as Georges Méliès, and Sacha Baron Cohen as Inspector Gustave Dasté. The other characters also do very good job.
5. The characters are well-developed and resolved.
6. The music is a perfect companion.
7. Great lessons: purpose & determination.
8. A true masterpiece from Martin Scorsese.