Unfortunately, another Scorsese's failure

Rating: 4/10 (16 March 2012)

Being and admirer of Mr. Scorcese's work, I still can not explain how can he sometimes fail so badly. Among all his legendary movies, from time to time he delivers something not worth his reputation. I guess he is a better producer than a director.
Hugo is a fiction tale with so many elements seen so many times before (and done better) - a "boy-wonder", an automaton, French Policeman (Allo, Allo) and so on. Yawn. I've watched this movie until the end purely out of a courtesy for Mr. Scorcese, but this is light years away from any award (especially Academy). There is definitely something rotten in the Academy lately (probably old and nostalgic, possibly demented, people, covered with mold).
Recommended for children and people who are not into movies so much to recognize all "borrowed" elements. Light entertainment, so to say.