Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a novel by Ransom Riggs that has been recently adapted into a film by the creative Tim Burton. The novel deals with a teen named Jacob Portman who is dealing with the bizarre death of his grandfather, Abraham. In an attempt to cope with his loss, Jacob and his father go to the place where Abraham grew up, which happens to be Miss Peregrine’s Home for Children. Jacob was strongly influenced by his grandfather’s stories of growing up with peculiar children and battling monsters. In Wales, Jacob comes across the children’s home to find that it is destroyed and abandoned. After exploring around, he ends up meeting children as described in his grandfather's stories and goes to 1940 through a time loop. Jacob, after meeting Miss Peregrine, discovers that he also has powers. Jacob's powers are put to the test to help save and protect the perculiar children.
The film is unique and stands out against other movies due to the storyline and creative direction of Tim Burton. Those who have read Ransom Riggs’ novel, however, will be disappointed with the inconstancies of the movie. Audience members who are familiar with Tim Burton’s work will be pleased to see how this movie incorporates stylistic details of his classic films. For example, in the movie there is a CGI skeleton fight that has a similar style to the animated aliens from Burton’s Mars Attacks. The actors in this movie put on a great performance that brings this story to life. Eva Green and Asa Butterfield (Miss Peregrine and Jacob) are able to portray their characters in memorizing ways, allowing audience members to feel connected with the story. The only flaw of this film is the rushed ending. The film fails to make it seem cohesive and takes away from the emotional feelings of the film. Overall, this movie is a fun one to watch and appropriate for families. It also has an underlying creepy sensation that is fitting with Halloween quickly approaching.