REVIEW: HUGO: PG
There are some cynics out there who call "Hugo" boring, saying it will be uninteresting to kids alike, who are used to being shoveled lame sequels like "Cats & Dogs 2" & "Spy Kids 4." If you want your kid to be interested, play Frisbee with them! Once you find a good taste in movies, go see this fantastic drama as soon as you can!
"Hugo" really isn't for kids. It's kid-friendly, I suppose, featuring a refreshing amount of innocence most movies lack. What makes this interesting is the director, legend Martin Scorsese who's responsible for some of cinema's most violent films. I read in an interview he wanted to make a film his children should watch. When you make a movie just so it has a PG rating for your kids, you know you've made it in the business. Scorsese's direction is well-used in "Hugo," he gets a great performance out of Asa Butterfield. Even Sacha Baron Cohen delivers a finely tuned performance as a war-vet turned train station cop who's just mean on the outside.
"Hugo" simultaneously shows us the adventure of a parent-less boy and his automaton and the birth of cinema itself. Ben Kingsley is superb as Georges Melies, a short-film maker responsible for the classic "A Trip to the Moon," featuring the an iconic shot of the moon getting hit with a rocket. See, "Hugo" isn't for kids at all' it's for cinema buffs, hardcore ones at that. That might be why I liked it more than some of the critics I've heard from.
"Hugo"'s sure to be a hit at the Oscars, hopefully winning something. The 3-D is absolutely spectacular, using some of the best I've seen since "Avatar," and that's been a while. The opening sequence is especially sublime as we're lead deep into the clockwork of Hugo's home. The movie will have you emotional, laughing, and nodding with interest all at the same time.
Rating: 10/10
"Hugo" really isn't for kids. It's kid-friendly, I suppose, featuring a refreshing amount of innocence most movies lack. What makes this interesting is the director, legend Martin Scorsese who's responsible for some of cinema's most violent films. I read in an interview he wanted to make a film his children should watch. When you make a movie just so it has a PG rating for your kids, you know you've made it in the business. Scorsese's direction is well-used in "Hugo," he gets a great performance out of Asa Butterfield. Even Sacha Baron Cohen delivers a finely tuned performance as a war-vet turned train station cop who's just mean on the outside.
"Hugo" simultaneously shows us the adventure of a parent-less boy and his automaton and the birth of cinema itself. Ben Kingsley is superb as Georges Melies, a short-film maker responsible for the classic "A Trip to the Moon," featuring the an iconic shot of the moon getting hit with a rocket. See, "Hugo" isn't for kids at all' it's for cinema buffs, hardcore ones at that. That might be why I liked it more than some of the critics I've heard from.
"Hugo"'s sure to be a hit at the Oscars, hopefully winning something. The 3-D is absolutely spectacular, using some of the best I've seen since "Avatar," and that's been a while. The opening sequence is especially sublime as we're lead deep into the clockwork of Hugo's home. The movie will have you emotional, laughing, and nodding with interest all at the same time.
Rating: 10/10
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