Movie Review - "Hugo"

"Hugo" was Martin Scorsese's gift to the film world in 2011. Now many of you may automatically picture a Scorsese film as a mobster shoot out type film but "Hugo" could not be further away from that description.

Set in a Parisian train station sometime between the two world wars, the film's plot revolves around a young orphan named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) and his quest to solve a mystery that he and his later father, played by Jude Law, were trying to solve together. When his father is killed tragically, Hugo's world is shattered as he is forced to live with his uncle who barely cares for himself let alone young Hugo.

Now on his own and constantly on the run from the harsh and relentless station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen) Hugo's answer to his mystery may lie in the hands of a young girl named Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz.) If they two of them can stay out of the grasps of the inspector long enough to gather the final missing clues, Hugo may finally seek the answer he desperately wishes to find.

Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer and Christopher Lee play supporting roles in this magical film that I think will entertain viewers of all ages. Scorsese proved to us once again that he truly has the eyes for great film making. Check out the trailer for the film here.