Hugo

Hugo

Rating 3 out of 10

When I first saw the trailers for this movie I thought this was not for me.  Maybe a rental later, but not something I'd want to see.  Then I saw the great reviews and had a cold rainy day with nothing to do.  Thought I'd give it a chance.  Should have listened to my first thoughts.

This is a VERY slow moving movie that takes forever to get to the point.  I don't like movies where you have to wait more than an hour in before you find out what in the heck is going on.  This is like being trapped in a lecture on the early days of silent movies.  I know director Martin Scorsese has made some good movies in the past.  I just don't feel this is one of them.  The scenery was incredible.

The story is of a small boy who loses his father in early 1900's Paris.  He has only a sleazy uncle keeping him from going to the orphanage.  He lives in a clock tower in a busy train station.  He keeps the clocks running smoothly and takes food from the shops to get by.  There is a mean station officer who walks around with a doberman trying to catch him or any other orphan stealing.

His keepsake is a robot looking thing his father brought home from a museum. They worked on it together and he feels if he can get it working he will have a link to a father he misses greatly.  When he does get it working it ties him to a shop owner in the station.  The movie is two hours long and you are pushing ninety minutes in before you finally find out what the movie is about.

My fourteen year old HATED this movie.  Said it was the worst he has seen in years.  I'm not that strong against it, but did find it very dull.  If anyone see's this movie and likes it PLEASE email me.  I'd like to see if I'm missing something.