It's one of the best looking films I've ever seen. I saw it in 3-D and if "Hugo" is the typical example of the technology I say "more please".

I also think it's great that Scorsese made this movie more of a tribute to film than a story about a sad little boy who finds happiness. That story has been told many, many times before. But Scorsese's love of the wonders of the movies dominates the waning moments. I had been hounded by my 12-year old daughter to read the book for months but still had not as I sat in my theater seat.

Here's the sad thing. I thought the story was pedestrian. That's not the director's fault. The source material just doesn't interest me that much. The encouraging thing is that my 12 year-old was absolutely giddy as we watched. She loves the book and the film and even though it isn't my cup of tea, I am thrilled that she finds something so artfully done to be so exciting. You see this film demands attention. It's slow sometimes and there isn't much action. I think most kids will have a very hard time sitting still through "Hugo", but mine didn't and that makes me happy.

Scorsese makes this appealing for film lovers but it's a story for children that is uncharacteristically reserved and steeped in wonder.