Moonrise Kingdom Reviews

It's a collection of cockeyed ideas compressed into a narrative that's utterly devoid of any actual attachment.

Full Review | Original Score: C

Wes Anderson's films are stylistic carbon copies of each other, merely swapping out storylines and characters. It's like going to a bunch of different restaurants and ordering the exact same meal -- you walk in knowing what you're going to get.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Wes Anderson, at 43, is still grappling with adolescence.

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Anderson throws so much non-sensical stuff at the weaker-than-normal script that Moonrise Kingdom feels like a giant waste of money and a caché of squandered talent.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

The reputation of Wes Anderson as one of America's most consistently over-rated directors gets another boost with his latest exercise in stylistic posturing and forced whimsy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Intermittently amusing, distinctive, not always easy to digest

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Those who find the director's work flawed by preciousness, however, may grow impatient well before the movie reaches the 90-minute mark.

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Another quirky comedy from Wes Anderson who is an acquired taste I have not acquired.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

Has individual moments that are alluring to the eyes, but like the aforementioned dollhouse where Suzy lives, take a closer look inside and it becomes obvious how artificial all the parts are.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

I really wanted to like this film. I respect Wes Anderson and his distinctive voice as a writer-director ('Rushmore' is one of my favorite films of the 1990s), but this latest endeavor is so precious and self-aware that it nearly smothers itself.

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More unbearable Anderson whimsy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

For all the movie's technical meticulousness, the storytelling still has a wiggly-waggly quality, like a dangly loose tooth.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10

Like all Wes Anderson movies, it is naïve, mannered, pretentious and incomprehensible.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

Wes Anderson's darkest movie yet retains his whimsical sense of humour and Fantastic Mr Fox-styled absurdity.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

Films that can charm kids and adults in equal measure are rare. This is one of them.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

If you can fully get on Anderson's wavelength you may find this film transportive. I, however, thought it was far too quaint.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Moonrise Kingdom is a totally charming and enchanting piece of work from director Wes Anderson, who along with a great cast provide one of the delights of the year.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.5/10

Wes Anderson's refreshingly original "Moonrise Kingdom" is an unconventional children's adventure for adults, filled with with striking colors, textures and humor, and teeming with childhood innocence.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10

Let the haters hate, but Anderson continues to build a distinctive filmography on par with any of his contemporaries.

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As detached as the filmmaking sometimes appears, I daresay you can feel something pure coming off of the screen. Moonrise Kingdom is a stellar film.

Full Review | Original Score: 9.5/10