"The Artist"

Is not all that great.

Where there should be mugging, there is silent talking. And talking. And more talking. For a silent film, there should be more shuttin' up.

What was great about silent films? No dialogue. So the action had to move fast. This was a long, slow, boring, poorly edited film. Oh, and in black and white, with the opportunity for lots of shots with good contrast? Meh.

My vote goes to "Hugo," richer visually and a better story.