Its breathtaking!

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2012)

Hugo takes you on a journey along the movie to spectacles you see in your dreams, as rightly mentioned in the movie. Its a masterpiece where every scene is skillfully crafted and thoughtfully executed. The characters so beautifully express everything with their emotions that you don't need many words. Martin Scorsese, the director guides you and gives you a perspective to look at the movie from angles only great directors can think of. The opening sequences and the many that follow has a rhythmic dance of the camera work that takes you along a magnificent journey where the elemental story background of machines is fantastically brought to foreground with the use of 3D. You can experience layers in the film, that leaves a lasting impression of the movie even after it is over. Hugo played by Asa Butterfield, portrays a child with a purpose. The pain in his eyes does emote a reaction in the audience, so does the enthusiasm in the eyes of Isabelle, played by Chloë Grace Moretz. Ben Kingsley gives a superlative performance of a man who has lost purpose in life and has become a bitter old man. The other supporting stories are perfectly interwoven in the main story to provide some comic relief. Though the movie could have been more crispier in terms of the storyline but it provides you visuals that compensates for the slow pace.