Review of Hugo (2011) by Lancekoz — 06 Mar 2012
I am a fan of some European films, and can find interest in old movies, but this was barely engaging at all. The train station and artistic detail is lovely for the first 20 minutes, but after that, we are led mostly nowhere by tragic characters who speak very little.
The intense focus on mechanical things and all these supposed French characters acting bitter and speaking with British accents made it seem like a post WWII British engineering education film. Not deep or well-scripted enough for adults, too dreary and slow for children, it mainly was an equal-opportunity aggravation.
Why the critics are swooning about this, I can't imagine.
This review of Hugo (2011) was written by Lancekoz on 06 Mar 2012.
Hugo has generally received very positive reviews.
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