Hugo

Movie Synopsis

When Hugo the orphan is left with an automaton by his father, he dedicates his time to unlocking the message he believes his father left within it.

Movie Review Summary

This isn’t one of those high stakes, must escape the baddies at all costs, rescue the girl and secure the treasure kind of kid’s films. It’s much more subtle than that. The setting of a wintry Paris is a nice touch and gives the film a different feel to it, as if it’s a bit more exotic (although there are some very quintessential British actors in the roles and many references to Britain). It’s a film where you do wonder what will happen next and do hope that Hugo will find the solutions he’s looking for, so it will keep you captivated much toward the end. This had a lot of positive reviews by the critics and it’s easy to see why. It’s one you’ll watch and take it or leave it, but most likely a good investment of some spare time.

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Movie Synopsis

Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, cannot understand why he can’t be friends with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence.

Movie Review Summary

I don’t want to give away how this ends, but sadly, it’s not an ending worth waiting for. The reason for that is the story loses the idea of why this should be a film. There’s no completion of characters, only questions left, and what is a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of darkness is completely missed. In fact, the story is just a tragedy. It’s nicely acted, the characters are believable but it really suffers when it doesn’t understand where it is going to. Ultimately it’s a dark, dark place, with no hope offered to anyone. You have high hopes that something good will come of it all and sadly that just doesn’t come true.

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