Hugo

Hugo

                Hugo is the 2011 movie based on the book titled The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  The story follows young Hugo Cabret as he lives in a French train station during the 1930s.  Hugo is trying to repair an old Automaton that his father found left in the back of a museum.  It also so happens that this mechanical man is the only thing left after his father dies in a fire.  As Hugo steals the parts he needs from the local wind-up toy shop he befriends the shop owner’s goddaughter Isabelle.  The two embark on a journey of discovery at comes full circle and revolves around this fantastic drawing Mechanical man.

                I liked everything about this movie from the story to the acting to the vividly colored setting.  The story itself I thought was very creative and had a way of drawing in to the movie making you wonder what was going to happen next.  He had the right mix of mystery and humor that I really liked.  The two young actors who were feature in this film will both have bright careers ahead of them.  Asa Butterfield who plays the title character does a great job of bring his character to life, and Chloe Grace Moretz who plays Isabelle is equally as good and these two can hold their own with the adults who they share the screen with.  Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen also are in the film and both do a wonderful job playing their parts.  The sets and where also pretty incredible looking they brought the train station and Paris to life.  They were very bright and while they were realistic looking they a fantastic quality that I just can’t seem to place.  The movie was well received critically receiving five Oscars, as well as being nominated for another six including best picture.

                I overall really enjoyed this movie and would highly recommend it to anyone young or old looking for a story to get lost in.  I did not think there was anything that would be objectionable for littler kids around six and up.

I give Hugo 5 out of 5 paw prints just a fantastic movie.

My next review will be over the 2011 Ryan Gosling movie Drive.

As always, “You don’t have to go home, but you have to get the hell out of here!”