Hugo (DVD 2011)

by Martin Scorsese (Director)

Other authorsJohnny Depp (Producer), Martin Scorsese (Producer), Graham King (Producer), Jude Law (Actor), Sacha Baron Cohen (Actor), Emily Mortimer (Actor), Chloë Moretz (Actor), Asa Butterfield (Actor), Tim Headington (Producer)

DVD, 2011, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

791.43

Collection

Outreach Library Services - Hekkla Rosseau Muskoka

Publication

Paramount (2012)

Description

Tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants

A mechanically-inclined orphan lives in the walls of a train station.

It's very much like Shutter Island, in that it's just a sack full of its genre's cliches, strung together to no particular effect. The only parts I enjoyed - quite unexpectedly - were the two or three scenes of Sacha Baron Cohen's

romantic subplot.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.2/4

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LibraryThing member themulhern

So much of the period detail is really lovely and the tracking shots are extraordinary. The story is good, too, and it is about movies.

LibraryThing member Lucky-Loki

A cosy little family drama about an orphaned by living in secret at a train station, and the way his life is coincidentally but intrinsically linked to that of an old, disillusioned old man running a toy shop on the same station. Well scripted and superbly acted and with gorgeous visuals, my main

complaint is that it is a good 20-30 minutes longer than the story warrants, with way too much time spent on slow, quiet moments where most could easily be halved without ruining their effects, as well as a couple of longer dream sequences that should have been drastically shorter. There are also some fairly pointless minor subplots about tertiary characters on the station which slow things down further, but I feel these all add a certain charm and depth to the film, and am willing to forgive the time spent on these.

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LibraryThing member Eurekas

Great story, fast paced, well-acted and mesmerizing.

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