Moonrise Kingdom – Lynn Venhaus (Belleville News-Democrat)
What It’s About: An ode to idyllic summers and first romance, “Moonrise Kingdom” is stylistic director Wes Anderson’s most humane, best live-action work in years. Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward), two precocious 12-year-olds, rebel against their constraints and run away together. They’re soulmates yearning for adventures.
A Khaki Scout in coonskin cap and horn-rimmed glasses, Sam is an outcast orphan bullied by peers and considered emotionally disturbed by his foster parents. But he has impeccable survivalist skills and has been penpals with the girl of his dreams since he laid eyes on her at a church...
Moonrise Kingdom – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
Carol’s Take:
In 1965, on a sparsely populated New England island, a young khaki scout (Jared Gilman) and a lonely local girl (Kara Hayward) fall in love and run away together. Her parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand), his scoutmaster (Edward Norton) and the sheriff (Bruce Willis) all search for the pair.
The complex and delightful “Moonrise Kingdom” is directed and co-written by Wes Anderson. For many, though not all, that is sufficient information for a trip to the movies.
Anderson is an unconventional filmmaker. It’s tempting to say he does not make movies for the masses, but the incumbent limitations in that claim make it... Bookmark Us
