Yesterday, two of my granddaughters and I went to see "Hugo." We watched in 3-D and it was visually stunning, perhaps more so than any movie since "Lawrence of Arabia." Unlike "Lawrence," it was an interior movie and instead of shooting images at the audience, "Hugo" draws the audience into each scene. The attention to detail and the multiple characters were all entertaining.
The story itself was average kids fare with a message about film preservation, that was too long, thrown in. The movie was too long. Yet, it was like a beautiful painting I could view again and again. The ancient films of Georges Méliès, a character in "Hugo," are featured. You have seen some of them before and the reshowing of these is a treasure. I think anyone who likes movies, books, history, art, French cafe music or mechanical things would enjoy "Hugo." I advise you see it on the big screen in 3-D while you still can. It is an artistic gift.
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