HUGO

A completely fantastical, magical movie. One mark of an excellent movie for me is a total immersion into the scenes and the land and in this case, a Paris train station; so much so that i become totally unaware of me sitting in a theater watching a film. and this movie transported me.

Its a simple story with great acting about a young boy who is an orphan and goes to live with his uncle who keeps the clocks running in the train station. Hugo is caught stealing by the owner of a toy shop who is played by Ben Kingsley. Through this encounter, Hugo becomes friends with his god-daughter and they have many adventures and accidentally Hugo finds out that she is wearing a key that fits into a robot he has been trying to restore. The discovery of why this girl is wearing a key that Hugo needs to finish his repair is the plot.

Along the way there are many subplots and tiny stories. One of them is the security guard at the station who is trying to establish a friendship with the florist shop owner. Another involves the book store proprietor played by Christopher Lee.

The movie is rich in detail and atmosphere. A 10 from both of us.