'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' Review: Watch this for Eva Green solely!
There's that feeling deep down that this would've worked better as an animation flick rather than a live action film...
Film: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children​
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfiled, Samuel L Jackson, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Judi Dench
What's it about:
Jack (Butterfield) grows up thinking that his grandpa Abe (Stamp), a veritable storyteller, whose tales he grew up on, was crazy. They did sound far-fetched, to say the least.He even visited a therapist regularly to wonder what was wrong with him. And that only got worse, once he travels to meet his grandpa and the latter dies in his arms.What follows is a trip to Wales to find out about a home for 'peculiar children'. What he finds there, forms the rest of the story.
What's hot:
You've got to admit hearing the names Eva Green, Samuel L Jackson and Judi Dench in the same cast is reason enough to buy a ticket to this one.Moreover, we're talking about Tim Burton here. So expect a touch of the macabre. Which is good while it lasts.
What not:
There's that feeling deep down that this would've worked better as an animation flick rather than a live action film. The effects look lacklustre, the dialogues a touch too blah and the peculiarities a little too "whatever". Asa's hero's journey from timid boy to someone who knows his purpose in the world seems a little too forced. It doesn't feel too 'for the kids' nor too "for all ages" falling somewhere in between it all
What to do:
You could watch this for Eva Green solely and I wouldn't judge you. It's the unnecessary restraint that kind of stops me short of recommending it for a second viewing.