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Moonrise Kingdom (2012),
Director: Wes Anderson, Rated PG-13 for language
A
tormenting and surprising story of children and adults during
the stormy days of the summer of 1965.
  Starring:
Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand,
Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"It helps me see
things closer. Even if they're not very far away. I pretend
it's
my magic power." – Suzy, talking about binoculars
Why watch this? Set
in a fictitious New England scout camp, two misfit teens flee to pursue
their true
love.
Plot Summary:
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of
1965, the story follows two twelve-year-olds, Sam and Suzy, who
fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the
wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down,
including the island's police captain and the scout leader of
Sam's Khaki Scout troop, a violent storm brews offshore. The
peaceful island community is turned upside down as the search
intensifies and the storm approaches.
Dad's Preview:
There is a refreshing, almost unnatural, sweetness to
this film (common for other Wes Anderson efforts). At no time did I feel it's going go off the rails.
This movie, with a big nostalgic
heart, says a lot about innocence, and how much we miss it.
Indian Paintbrush,
American Empirical Pictures; Focus Features |
