As soon as I saw this movie, I came home and had a phone call with an uncle of mine. He asked me what I'd been up to for the evening, and I told him I'd just got in from the movies. He asked me what I had seen, and that led me to trying to explain to him the plot of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". If you've seen it, I would suggest that you try to explain it to someone else. When you do, I think you'll agree that while it may be enjoyable, it is a bit too complicated.
So what is the movie about? A time traveling youth gets sent on a mission to stop a fellow group of evil time travelers from doing harm to a group of characters with fantastic powers who have taken refuge from the world by living in a single day in time that they repeat every single day of their lives by rewinding the day over and over again. So, basically a mix of the "X-Men" movies with "Groundhog Day". Only to make things all the more complex, there's a bit of a family drama involved, a bizarre love triangle between a pre-teen, a young man and his grandfather (seriously), and various monsters and shape shifters.
All that said, this is not a terrible movie. In fact, it's quite good in some regards. But it has a very complicated plot--perhaps as complicated as "Inception", if not more so (but not as enjoyable as "Inception").
All that said, while this is far from a bad movie, I have to go with 6/10 stars here simply because of the fact that I didn't find it to be of the caliber of what I tend to give a seven or above. Perhaps it's close to a seven--but there are lots of sevens out there that I like more than this film. It's worth seeing, and if you're into teen fiction it may float your boat. But I found it to be just a smidge too convoluted to be a huge fan.
So what is the movie about? A time traveling youth gets sent on a mission to stop a fellow group of evil time travelers from doing harm to a group of characters with fantastic powers who have taken refuge from the world by living in a single day in time that they repeat every single day of their lives by rewinding the day over and over again. So, basically a mix of the "X-Men" movies with "Groundhog Day". Only to make things all the more complex, there's a bit of a family drama involved, a bizarre love triangle between a pre-teen, a young man and his grandfather (seriously), and various monsters and shape shifters.
All that said, this is not a terrible movie. In fact, it's quite good in some regards. But it has a very complicated plot--perhaps as complicated as "Inception", if not more so (but not as enjoyable as "Inception").
All that said, while this is far from a bad movie, I have to go with 6/10 stars here simply because of the fact that I didn't find it to be of the caliber of what I tend to give a seven or above. Perhaps it's close to a seven--but there are lots of sevens out there that I like more than this film. It's worth seeing, and if you're into teen fiction it may float your boat. But I found it to be just a smidge too convoluted to be a huge fan.