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I love watching movies Reviewing the acting, site and sound I hope my review will help you, So you will not be let down

Let's start with the good, A few things stand out, The acting was well done That I have no doubt.

The picture was crisp, The visuals were clean, To enjoy this movie, You can be older than a teen

Now with the bad, I am sorry to say The story of the movie, Made no sense in anyway

A riddle for you A train station, the origin of movies, a one-legged man, a homeless boy with no mother, What do they have in common? They are all in this film, one way, or another

I didn't understand the train station And the idea of the clocks And how the film ended, It made as much sense as a pet rock

Martin Scorsese, A Director, a leader, and much respected man, Made this movie for his children, Not really for his fans

Nothing was explained at the end It was a "happily ever after" But nothing really made sense It caused quite the chatter

I get why people like this film, I for one, did not The reason for the dislike Is that it had no real plot

I love Scorsese I love most of his shows, But stick to the basics, And that of which you know

Goodfellas, Departed, Shutter Island, Gangs of New York, Raging Bull All great pieces of work Leaving the audience full

Then comes along Hugo Greeted with Joy, honor and cheer But let's be serious. Stick with movies like Cape Fear.

A 3, a 6, a 5, maybe a 4? The acting was good, the film was bright, But the story was very poor.

First – I want to send a warning, I am very mixed feelings on this movie.

I actually bought this movie meaning to watch it for the last year – finally after 8 months, I watched it.

Let me preface what I am about to say, that I believe just because a movie makes little sense, is ambiguous, and can be interpreted many different ways, doesn't make it a great movie (good maybe, but not great)

First – let's start with the good.

1) The acting was well done, Xavier as definitely solidified himself as an A list actor. 2) This movie most certainly defines the human condition, not just for poverty stricken people, but choices for us all.

The so-so

1) The subtitles made the movie hard to enjoy – I know its Spanish but I'm just being honest

The not-so-good

1) This movie made no sense at all – I went on the message boards to get a better understanding of this movie – here is what I found: most people interpreted this movie in a completely different way. There were more questions at the end of the movie, than in the beginning. No one, including myself had any clue what was going on. 2) If a commenter has to say, "Yes, this was hard to sit through, due to length and tediousness, then seriously, why would you say you liked this movie, and thus grade it high? If the academy had said Transformers 2 was a best picture nominee, people would flock to see it, and justify liking the movie. 3) Strip clubs, crack and boob headed women in the middle of the movie, accidentally killing Chinese immigrant works, dead people floating on the ceiling, no answers to anything in any way, and a death/heaven scene at the beginning and end the seemed more like a murder mystery than the afterlife. Apparently, you can smoke cigarettes in Heaven. 4) It's one of those movies where when it's about to get interesting, then it starts to fade to black, and you say "If this is it, I will be so let down" If you have to research a movie after seeing it, just to try and understand what the heck happened, it's difficult to enjoy.

This movie was about the human condition, changing ones' life, and making things right while you can, and making peace – while the gruesome reality that his children will be left behind with no Father, and battling to find someone to take custody of his children. A great premise – but why so flipping long? Way, way too long – at the end, I didn't care much anymore.

This movie will be good if you like foreign films with subtitles, experiencing the reality of hardships in life.

You will not like this movie if you don't like, long, drawn out movies that leave you asking questions that can't be answered at the end.

You will also not like this movie if you don't like getting poked in the eye with a stick, wasting time, or agreeing with the general public that this is a good movie, just to agree.

That's it – read the internet summary at Wikipedia, and save yourself some time. Sorry Xavier, good job though

I have to say I was skeptical when I reviewed the casting for this installment.

I enjoyed "Superman: Doomsday", and "Public Enemies". I really like the animated movie series installments that Warner Brothers has been releasing. Having withdrawal from "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Justice League", these new animated movies are just what the doctor ordered.

The main topic of discussion for this series will be why some of the main voice characters weren't cast.

If I don't say it now, I will regret it. Kevin Conroy, I hope your listening, no one does Batman like you - period.

I read around and didn't find a legitimate source on why you weren't cast as Batman, but I'm confident it has to do with the new "Batman - Arkym Asylum 2" that he is currently doing voice over work for. Warner Brothers is pretty set on the deadline of getting these series to the public, so I would conclude they made the decision to film this one with another cast of characters.

I won't spoil the movie, but this particular story arc is very similar to season 2 of Justice League "A Better World" with a little bit of a twist.

In short, If you liked the other installments - you will like this version. Yes it is a little different, and the mannerisms of some of the League members are different - but take it for what it is and enjoy the story.

I give it an 8.5 (-1.5) just for the simple fact Batman isn't played by Kevin Conroy.