Directed by Tim Burton (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Mars Attacks!; Alice in Wonderland; Edward Scissorhands; Beetlejuice) and starring Asa Butterfield (Hugo; Ender's Game; The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), Eva Green (Penny Dreadful; Casino Royale; Dark Shadows; The Golden Compass), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction; Django Unchained; Kingsman: The Secret Service; Avengers: Age of Ultron), Chris O'Dowd (Calgary; Moone Boy; Bridesmaids; The Sapphires) and Terence Stamp (The Adjustment Bureau; Valkyrie; Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace).

Action adventure; 127 mins; 12+

Not as whacky as many Time Burton films can be; The film is loosely based on the popular novel of the same name by author Ransom Riggs. While Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is fascinating from the perspective of the children and their strange powers / gifts, it is the storyline that is the most interesting.

Starting in 2016, it follws Jake (Asa Butterfield) whose grandfather Abe (Terence Stamp) dies in mysterious circumstances; Abe's son (Jake's father - Chris O'Dowd) and his wife have discounted Abe's stories over the years, but Abe's dying words to Jake lead him to a mysterious island in Wales, with his father in tow. He retraces his grandfather's footsteps and discovers the ruined house that used to be home to a number of "peculiar children".

He travels back in time to 1943, to a date that is caught in a loop - think Groundhog day - before the house is bombed by the Luftwaffe. He gets to know Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) and the cildren (and their peculiarities) and comes across powerful enemies including Barron (Samuel L. Jackson). On a voyage that spans different worlds and times, he discovers his own peculiarity and, along the way, himself.

An interesting storyline with Tim Burton leaving his mark in this adaptation. A good family film to suit all ages.