Fresh
Being a hardcore cinephile (like Scorsese) might add a layer of enjoyment, but it certainly isn't a prerequisite for walking in the door. A sense of wonder, however, is.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Overview
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
Director and cast
- Martin Scorsese Director
- Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret
- Ben Kingsley as Georges Méliès
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Isabelle
- Sacha Baron Cohen as The Station Inspector
- Ray Winstone as Uncle Claude
- Emily Mortimer as Lisette
- Christopher Lee as Monsieur Labisse
- Helen McCrory as Mama Jeanne
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Rene Rabard
- Marco Aponte Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Scorsese transforms this innocent tale into an ardent love letter to the cinema and a moving plea for film preservation.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It might be curtains for celluloid, but Scorsese, a boyish 69, clearly isn't leaving the stage any time soon. He directs every film with the passion of his first. And it shows.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Rotten
Thematic potency and cinematic virtuosity -- the production was designed by Dante Ferretti and photographed by Robert Richardson -- can't conceal a deadly inertness at the film's core.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
For all the wizardry on display, Hugo often feels like a film about magic instead of a magical film...
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
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