![‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,’ from Director Tim Burton and starring Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell (shown), is peculiar indeed — and enjoyable to watch, too. Now playing. Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox](/images/resized/images/news/2016/78_sep30/6_100_100.jpg)
Rating: ««« out of 4 stars
Running Time: 126 min.
Over the past couple of years, we’ve gotten more young-adult book adaptations than I can count. Beyond the massive success stories like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, we’ve been fed a steady diet of titles ranging from The Maze Runner, The 5th Wave, and Percy Jackson, to the probably-defunct Divergent series, all with highly varying results.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is the latest, and it at least has some pedigree behind the camera. Director Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Frankenweenie, among many others) takes the helm on this property. Based on the subject...