Hugo is a really great movie, it's a pleasant surprise knowing that Martin Scorsese can do such an outstanding job with a family movie.

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2014)

I really enjoyed Hugo, I thought it was a fun and beautiful adventure, I enjoyed the acting, the story, almost everything, there were only a few things that I didn't like about the movie, but I'll start the review:
The acting in Hugo is incredible, everybody gives great performances, especially Chloe Grace Moretz, she provided an electric performance, she looked really happy in all the scenes, and her English accent was very good too. Veterans Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Helen McRory also provide great performances, in particular Mr. Kingsley, whose character was a bit of a dick, but he played him gracefully. Asa Butterfield in my opinion was the weakest link in the cast, I thought his performance was very awkward, except for the scene where the automaton is writing, during that scene, he was incredible, I really bought the anger he was feeling. Overall the acting in the movie was very good, I noticed that quite a few people were from the Harry Potter movies(which is interesting).
The movie's writing was very good, it is an adapted script, so there's not much to say, but I'll talk about what stood out to me. I really liked that Isabelle kept on using vocabulary from old books, words that you don't hear every day and all. The symbolism of Melies' movies going from the top to the ground(literally) was really great. I also loved the ending of the movie.
The art design of the movie is great, all the props look great, the automaton was totally believable, the sets were awesome and everybody's clothes look very good as well.
The soundtrack of Hugo is good, the French instrumental music is incredible, it reminds you of Ratatouille, which is another great movie that takes place in France. The music is very fun to listen to, it just makes you feel good.
The effects in this movie are definitely the high point of the movie, they were drop dead gorgeous! I'm not even exaggerating here, they are stunning, the part where all of Melies' drawings are falling from the chest is amazing, there are so many memorable scenes in this movie, I mean the dream that Hugo has? Really, the effects are outstanding. The directing and cinematography of the movie are also amazing.
This movie is really great, it feels like something out of a dream, really. I strongly recommend it, I give it a 9.4/10.