Best Movie I've Seen in Nearly a Year

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2012)

I attend a movie theater an average of twice a week--So I see a load of movies. This is very possibly the best I've seen in the past 9-12 months.
The 3-D was the VERY BEST use of that technology I've ever seen. Most of the time, 3-D is just used as an excuse to throw crap out of the screen at you. It usually just reminds you of just how very TWO-DIMENSIONAL the movie you're viewing IS. The best 3-D is used to make you feel like you're there--IN the movie. This is just such an excellent example of that.
The acting was excellent--Even Sacha Baron Cohen's over-the-top train-station inspector was good. Mind you, I wouldn't usually credit Cohen with any acting skill.
An homage to the work of Georges Méliès is long-overdue, too. I'm a huge fan of silent cinema, and was pleased to learn more about Méliès and to feel the wonder that he must have inspired in a youngster of that era.
The only thing I would fault the film on is the fact that this is a film set in Paris--yet everybody except Cohen has some manner of English accent. Why is it that so many English-language films set in countries in which English is not the primary language give the characters some sort of British accent? Small peeve, sure, but this still so often rankles.
This is a must-see, and I do hope it reaps a raft of Oscars.