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Great Film overall

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I read the 3 books and when I heard Tim Burton was making a movie I was so excited. I went to the cinema right away... and when I got out, it was the biggest disappointment of my life, the money I spend ... i could've bought 1 great book with it instead.+ The acting was great, the actors were good looking, the effect were fantastic.The story tho? I was so confused (even I read the books)... There was no logic in this, and the ending was BOTCHED, actually the whole movie was.They sh1tted on the original story. So sad.I am really being generous here, giving a 4/10.

The difference from the books allows this to be stand alone without driving you mental because you're left with a cliffhanger for a long time or, potentially, forever... if you enjoyed watch and enjoy it without reading the books?? Read them or get them on audiobook; you will LOVE them!!!If you've read the trilogy first and THEN watch the film. You're in for a wee change, but it sat well with me rather than be left in insane-land til I could get the next book, or chapter, or be able to see the bigger picture...

After reading the book, I was super excited to watch the movie- I loved it, the characters, the bizarre yet wonderful nature of the peculiar talents -I couldn't wait to watch the movie. And yet, I felt incredibly disappointed in the first ten minutes watching the movie. The acting was absolute garbage in my opinion, there was no emotion behind any of the characters, especially in the scene when Jake's grandfather dies- sure he looks concerned, but he shows nothing else to this and is much calmer about his grandfather dying in front of him than let on. The one-liners the children and Mr Barron have during the fight scene are actually yawn-inducing. That and I got more pissed off than I should've that Emma and Olive's powers were swapped in the book to movie process- why? I actually loved that Emma was a hot-head (literally) in the book and that that's who Jake takes an interest with. Instead, they make Emma a lighter-than-air blonde peculiar, because she'd be more accepted as a love interest by the audience?

Watched this with one of my granddaughters and rather enjoyed it. I have never been particularly drawn to the world of Tim Burton but have to confess that here he displays a considerable hold over a seemingly disparate cast whilst always ensuring that the picture looked good. The beginning was intriguing, mysterious and involving. It was also well paced and we seemed to race into picture that I had feared I might sleep through. No fear of that, even if it does lapse a little in the middle, we are soon up and running for a resounding finale. My main trouble was when the film decided to take the absurd plot, time loops and all, seriously. Here I found myself glazing over and wondering if the young lady with me was following it. No worries it really doesn't seem to matter whether you believe or not, the characters are appealing, what they do amusing and it all makes for a truly exciting conclusion.