10 Seemingly Great Films That Unravelled On A Second Viewing

4. Hugo

Martin Scorsese's much adored foray into the realms of children's films was met with universal praise - innovative and spellbinding in equal measure, Hugo showed the master filmmaker at the height of his powers, moving with ease into a new genre. Or so that's what everyone wanted you to think. Truth is, for all Hugo's visual brilliance, there's something not quite right about the movie - its clockwork precision, arguably employed on purpose, actually becomes noticeably jarring upon further viewings. It's worst crime, though? It's actually a fairly boring experience. Once you get past all its neat special effects and the nice cinematic tributes scattered throughout (which most cinephiles embraced wholeheartedly on the first viewing), what you're left with feels a little bit ridiculous - and boy does it drag. So away from the 3D and the fact that this is a Scorsese film, Hugo reveals itself to be rather hollow, emotionally-lacking, and crammed with bad accents. Presumably everyone was so taken with the lovely gliding 3D shots the first time around we all forgot that, in actuality, it's a slow, thin and dull slog. Avoid having seconds.