Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
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Critic Consensus: Warm, whimsical, and poignant, the immaculately framed and beautifully acted Moonrise Kingdom presents writer/director Wes Anderson at his idiosyncratic best.
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Cast
as Sam
as Suzy
as Captain Sharp
as Scout Master Ward
as Mr. Bishop
as Mrs. Bishop
as Social Services
as Cousin Ben
as The Narrator
as Redford
as Lazy-Eye
as Panagle
as Gadge
as Deluca
as Izod
as Skotak
as Roosevelt
as Nickleby
as Mr. Billingsley
as Becky
as Jed
as Secretary McIntire
as Lionel
as Murray
as Rudy
as Chef
as Edgar
as Mrs. Billingsley
as Noah
as Noah's Wife
as Ham
as Junior Khaki Scout Master
as Mrs. Lynn
as Sparrow
as Owl
as Bittern
as Curlew
as Dove
as Morse Code Khaki Scout
as Commander Pierce
as Bugle Khaki Scout
as Indian Chief Khaki Scout
as Trampoline Khaki Scout
as Archery Khaki Scout
as B-B-Q Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Ft. Lebanon Khaki Scout
as Weather Man
as Acolyte
as Acolyte's Assistant
as Pigeon Scout
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The film is frequently funny, always elegant (or mock-elegant), and something that would make Humbert Humbert laugh all the way to his asylum.
Most of Wes Anderson's previous pictures came from the head; Moonrise Kingdom is one from the heart.
Anderson never loses his core themes - young love, the need to escape, the bind and bluster of family. His "Kingdom" may not be large, but it is perfectly appointed.
Phonies may complain that Anderson's island of misfit toys is a retreat from the real world, but for pure-hearted adventurers who share the secret map, "Moonrise Kingdom" is a joy that cannot be eclipsed.
Though undeniably smart and charming, "Moonrise Kingdom" loves itself the way the callow Holden Caulfield loves himself: unconditionally. Salinger understood the problem with that. Anderson may not.
"Moonrise Kingdom" takes place in a world where everything seems pleasantly faded, where people read crackly-covered library books rather than e-books, and where young people are allowed to be genuinely innocent.
Audience Reviews for Moonrise Kingdom
Charming and whimsical, herein is a call to separate from the lousy group that treats you badly, and to lovingly embrace yourself. If someone else wants to embrace you: that's even better. Wes Anderson on steroids.
Super Reviewer
I guess that Wes Anderson was probably bored with his toys when he decided to make this movie, out of a lack of anything better to do, for he clearly has nothing to say here and throws everything he can think of (including a great cast) in this pointless, unfunny mess that leads nowhere.
Super Reviewer
After a second viewing: I think I was too ready to love this movie. Great cast, great style, and sweet story of young love, but there's also a "same old Wes Anderson" feeling to it; it's almost belaboured. Despite Bill Murray and Frances McDormand, you rarely laugh out loud, and it's almost played too straight: trying to be too sweet. Anderson makes unique films, and I do like them all, but he may be getting stale. He hasn't blown me away since The Royal Tenenbaums. I have great expectations for The Grand Budapest Hotel, and in a way, I think he needs to knock that one out of the park in order to keep making the kinds of movies he wants to make. I'm starting to see a Tim Burton career parallel, in which he ends up only getting work from Disney. It wouldn't be the worst think in the world, but it would lead to compromises in his films' most valuable aspect: their aesthetic.
Super Reviewer
Moonrise Kingdom Quotes
| Suzy: | I think you've still got lightning in you. |
| Mr. Bishop: | My daughter was abducted by one of these beige lunatics! |
| Suzy: | Was he a good dog? |
| Sam: | Who's to say? But he didn't deserve to die. |
| Scout Master Ward: | How's that lanyard coming? |
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