Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
Image: Photo: Jay Maidment.
Tim Burton has come to be known as somewhat of an enigma with his eccentric film style, so when Ransom Rigg’s 2011 young adult novel popped up as an option to adapt for screen it made perfect sense that Burton would be chosen to direct. Sadly however this film is closer to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory than it is to Edward Scissorhands in regards to its level of polish and audience impact.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children tells the story of Jacob, a 16-year-old misfit struggling to make sense of life after the death of his grandfather. Along the way he uncovers some fantastical information about his grandfather which sets him off on an time-travelling, magical journey.
Unfortunately the scrip is clunky, slow and plodding as it attempts to shoehorn in a coming of stage story whilst also laying all of the foundations for this new fantasy world. We’re not even gifted with a thrilling climactic final battle following all of this slow tension building, which will undoubtably leave many in the audience walking out dissatisfied. (JA)
★★
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