Enchanting

Rating: 10/10 (10 March 2012)

I loved this movie. It is meticulously made as to set, score, characters, and plot. The story is of Hugo, an orphan living in a Paris train station. He is trying to restore an automaton left to him by his dead father. Every day he winds the clocks and hides from the inspector who will send him to an orphanage if he catches him.
The story unfolds seamlessly and includes just enough surprises to make the viewer never lose interest. The back story which depicts the early pre World War I film making lends texture and believability to the ephemeral plot.
Highly recommended to the discerning movie goer; although, it is not strictly for children.