This really is a technical marvel, I just sat through the whole thing in awe of how good everything looked,
Anyway, the story of the film is really lovely, especially when the narrative concentrates on Georges Méliès in the second half or something, that's when the real magic of the film kicks in.
Though I must admit that I didn't care much for Hugo as a character, or the actor who played him, he was just a bit of a bore really. Also, why couldn't he just tell Georges at the beginning of the film that that was his dead dad's notebook? I'm sure he would've given it back then. Everyone else plays their parts very well, especially SBC, Ben Kingsley and Helen McCrory.
So essentially... HUGO is a movie that reminds me why movies are so awesome.