Great Visual effects, but not so the movie.

Rating: 5/10 (7 May 2013)

The name Martin Scorsese had a huge reputation from prior films. Very much of his previous good works had been revolve around guns and violence, but not this one. This one is a very sensitive topic about a boy trying to fix his life.
The visual effects are stunning, maybe more so in 3D than in normal 2D. The opening sequence of the movies was stunning and it kept us hope for more to come, but it never came. The story-line was good but not really heart touching. It won 5 Oscars and all of them in technical category, which sums up it's potential.
Mild fine comical timing of Sacha Baron Cohen and commanding performance from veteran Ben Kingsly with excellent Asa Butterfield in Hugo's character made this Scorsese's first 3D movie watchable.