HUGO (Nov 25, 2011)

Starring:  Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Christopher Lee

Director: Martin Scorsese

Rated: PG-13  -  Runtime: 127 min

Genre:  Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Being set in the 1930 timeframe about an orphan taken in by his uncle upon his fathers unexpected death the film was done as well as any of the mixed animation/real-time films produced this past year.  

The writers, producers, and director did a marvelous job bringing to the big screen the story of Hugo (Asa Butterfield) who was forced to deal with the untimely death of his father (Jude Law) and his unending devotion to finish the restoration of the “automaton” that his father found as an unwanted toy of someones imagination.  

Hugo lives in solitude, amidst the walls of the train station in Paris, France managing a day to day existence.  The film will take you through the struggles, adventures, a new found friendship in Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), an old shop owner in the station Georges Melies (Ben Kingsley) as well as the interactions with his nemesis, the station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen-better known to you as Borat and Bruno).

In the end, I believe you will find that you will want to stand up and applaud the outcome of his journey and the ending which brings the happiness of this season.  Giving expecting nothing in return!

My Rating: 3 1/2 Mugs of Guinness - aka; 3 1/2 Stars for those not enjoying the better life with Irish Ale.

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AZ-Tom