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41 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyA fabulous and passionate love letter to the cinema and its preservation framed by the strenuous adventures of two orphans in 1930s Paris.
- 100Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondMagical and imaginative, this eye-popping masterpiece from director Martin Scorsese will transport audiences to a place they won't believe.
- 100The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyHugo is superbly playful.
- 90Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzWhat Scorsese has really made is a beautifully crafted love letter to movies, the passion of his life. What sounded like an odd pairing winds up being a perfect fit.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversScorsese builds Hugo in the Méliès manner, creating a complete, ravishing Parisian world on a soundstage in England and reveling in the sheer transporting joy of it. Hugo will take your breath away.
- 88USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigOverall, however, the manner in which the film blends the tale of an imperiled boy and the history of cinema makes for an ambitious and fanciful ride.
- 88St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsFor cinematic sojourners, Hugo is a trip to the moon.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreA stunning exercise in 3D and a delightful celebration of Scorsese's lifelong love of the movies, something he, like Hugo, developed on childhood.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineScorsese's affection for cinema is, of course, no surprise, and Hugo doesn't shy away from stumping for the cause of his Film Foundation; which isn't to say it's a vanity project, at least not any more than any film with a budget in the nine figures is.