Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
What critics thought
Burton's gothic visual sensibility finds a comfortable home here, and admirers argue it marks a genuine return to form after years of misfires — some placing it among his best non-musical work in two decades. But mixed reviews point to a script that grows cluttered and confusing, with peculiar children who register more as cool power displays than as flesh-and-blood characters, leaving the emotional core underdeveloped.
“Easily the director's finest work since his masterful 2007 screen adaptation of Sweeney Todd, and a striking reminder of what an unfettered gothic imagination can achieve with the right focus and an infusion of discipline.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
“The film chooses style over substance, emphasizing how cool the children's powers are without fleshing them out as full characters. To compete with Burton's best, his heroic weirdos need a little more heart — and the monsters need sharper teeth.”
Devan Coggan·Entertainment Weekly
“Though there are lingering questions about certain characters by the time the end credits roll, the film's striking visuals help compensate for its unemotional and anti-climactic script.”
Samantha Ladwig·IGN
“This is a messy, confusing, uninvolving mishmash of old-school practical effects and CGI battles that feels ... off nearly every misstep of the way.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“The problem with his new film, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, is that the script is every bit as busy and it can get pretty confusing.”
Tom Huddleston·Time Out
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
Tim BurtonDirector
Eva GreenMiss Peregrine
Asa ButterfieldJacob
Samuel L. JacksonBarron
Judi DenchMiss Avocet
Rupert EverettOrnithologist
Chris O'DowdFrank
Allison JanneyDr. Golan
Ella PurnellEmma
Terence StampAbraham Portman
Milo ParkerHugh
Cameron KingMillard Nullings (voice)
Finlay MacMillanEnoch
Michael HighamComposer
Ransom RiggsWriter
Jane GoldmanWriter
Bruno DelbonnelCinematographyMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
What critics thought
Burton's gothic visual sensibility finds a comfortable home here, and admirers argue it marks a genuine return to form after years of misfires — some placing it among his best non-musical work in two decades. But mixed reviews point to a script that grows cluttered and confusing, with peculiar children who register more as cool power displays than as flesh-and-blood characters, leaving the emotional core underdeveloped.
“Easily the director's finest work since his masterful 2007 screen adaptation of Sweeney Todd, and a striking reminder of what an unfettered gothic imagination can achieve with the right focus and an infusion of discipline.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
“The film chooses style over substance, emphasizing how cool the children's powers are without fleshing them out as full characters. To compete with Burton's best, his heroic weirdos need a little more heart — and the monsters need sharper teeth.”
Devan Coggan·Entertainment Weekly
“Though there are lingering questions about certain characters by the time the end credits roll, the film's striking visuals help compensate for its unemotional and anti-climactic script.”
Samantha Ladwig·IGN
“This is a messy, confusing, uninvolving mishmash of old-school practical effects and CGI battles that feels ... off nearly every misstep of the way.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“The problem with his new film, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, is that the script is every bit as busy and it can get pretty confusing.”
Tom Huddleston·Time Out
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Cast & Crew
Tim BurtonDirectorEva GreenMiss PeregrineAsa ButterfieldJacobSamuel L. JacksonBarronJudi DenchMiss AvocetRupert EverettOrnithologistChris O'DowdFrankAllison JanneyDr. GolanElla PurnellEmmaTerence StampAbraham PortmanMilo ParkerHughCameron KingMillard Nullings (voice)Finlay MacMillanEnochMichael HighamComposerRansom RiggsWriterJane GoldmanWriterBruno DelbonnelCinematographyStream
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