Hugo 3D

When an orphaned boy (Asa Butterfield) who lives in a train station meets the goddaugther (Chloe Grace Moretz) of a toymaker (Ben Kingsley), the adventure begins to solving the mystery of the mechanical man. Director Martin Scorsese is paying homage to the movie magic of the first films. The visuals and the 3D effects are spectacularly stunning. The film is beautifully crafted and acted. Sacha Baron Cohen (as the Station Inspector) always brings his unique characterizations to his performances. Though it looks like a kids film, the plot takes a while to develop in it's 130-minute length and may lose those with short attention spans.

Alien gives it 2½ "tinker in the clock tower" stars out of 4.