Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) by Shawn R — 01 Nov 2016

Could there be a greater match than that of Ransom Riggs and Tim Burton for this endeavor? The imaginatively dark yet whimsy style -popularized by Burton -allows movie goers to be enthralled into Miss Peregrines time loop.

Eva Green brings Miss Peregrine from print to reality with regal grace and style capturing the essence of the role. However, it is the cast of child actors who end up stealing the show. Jake played by Asa Butterfield a positively normal teen in his mind is sent on adventure caused by the death of his grandpa.

As Jake treks to his grandfather's childhood home, he finds more than he bargains for, a secret world in hiding. He stumbles upon the time loop of Miss peregrines where he finds out a family secret.

Peculiarity runs in his family, and now he is the only one who can see the invisible monsters called Hallows. With the help of the children Jake must rescue Miss Peregrine and all the others captured as well.

127 minutes is not long enough to immerse yourself into the world Riggs created but it's a start. I was disappointed to see -or not see, any in depth storyline of the children in the protection of Miss Peregrine.

Still, with the minor flaw it's easy to see how this movie will join the ranks of spectacular fantasy movies like The Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter; 4 tomatoes.