Wes Anderson's keeps cranking out original and provoking films, that challenge the norm, and entertain with tremendous joy. "Moonrise Kingdom" belongs with "Bottle Rocket" and "The Royal Tennenbaums" as one of his most personal, and intriguing, films to date. His cast in this film is so perfectly placed, that it's a wonder that he didn't work with some of them sooner (I'm thinking mainly of Edward Norton, who could not have been more of a delight in this film if he tried). Kudos especially to the films two leads, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward, for handling this material like masters of the screen, despite this being both of their first films. Cinematographer Robert Yeoman, who has worked on every live action Anderson film, keeps the film visually stunning. Giving it his signature look, that falls somewhere between modern and vintage, but never dull.
Grade: A
Easter Egg: One for the geeks who want to stay.
Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer(s): Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
RT: 94 min
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and smoking
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