DIRECTOR: Tim Burton STARRING: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Chris O’Dowd, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Finlay MacMillan, Lauren McCrostie, Milo Parker USA/UK/BELGIUM 2016
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And Tim Burton is back! After his latest films being quite forgettable, the “peculiarly” extraordinary director returns with a surprisingly compelling and rich film experience. Based upon a best-selling novel, the film follows Jake (Asa Butterfield) into this magical place known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, after his grandad’s death. He gets to know all the residents and learns about their special abilities, and also their terrifying enemies, which leads him to his fate with his own special “peculiarity”. There’s an Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice vibe on this film, where Burton goes deep into every detail, every character and every scene. The film is packed with moving moments about family, loneliness, and of course, being different in a world full of “normal” people. Even though sometimes the film feels overstuffed, this is a great story told by a great storyteller. With Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Burton has shown why he does so well peculiar better than anybody else.