Hugo is set in post First World War Paris about an orphan who lives in a railway station and has to steal to survive. A magical family film which pays homage to early cinema/ silent films it is another masterpiece by Scorsese although obviously in quite a different vein to my other favourites of his Goodfellas, Mean Streets and Taxi driver. There are many excellent performances, especially by the young duo Asa Butterfield as Hugo & Chloe Grace Moretz as Hugo's friend Isabelle. Sacha Baron Cohen is also good as a station inspector very reminissant of Clousseau. 
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