Moonrise Kingdom: NR #28

Today is a special day, it's my 51st REV-, yeah, no. I ain't doing that today. Today, I'm reviewing Wes Anderson's new flick, one that still doesn't stray from his trademark style, but is that bad? Let's find out in my review of...

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PLOT

In one of the New England islands during the 1960's, a young boy and girl fall in love. The boy is apart of a camp not too far off from being the boy scouts, and the girl lives with her three younger brothers and parents in a doll house like home. They plan for a year to escape, and do, into the woods and beaches of the island. This sets off a mad chase for these young star-crossed lovers, which include Bruce Willis, the camp leader and the murderous campers, and an over-protective dad.

PROS

This movie is made by Wes Anderson, who never stops with his signature quirky and wired style. While some may find that annoying or random, I loved it.

The child actors are strangely good. While I won't say great, they're defiantly above the norm.

Jason Schwartzman, who is in almost every Anderson film, is one of the best things about the movie. He comes in as a very small character near the end of the film and steals the show.

The movie is very funny and had me laughing through out the whole hour and a half. 

The movie does what so few young love stories even attempt to do, deal with sex. It does it in a smart way by taking it from the children's perspective and doesn't linger on it for too long.

The cinematography and camera shots in general are inventive and cool, they help this wired movie stand out even more.

CONS

The dialogue for all the kids is very unrealistic and kinda took me out of the movie at points. While I know it's just Wes Anderson being Wes Anderson, it still kinda annoyed me.

The movie has some big stars like Bruce Willies, Edward Norton, and even Bill Murray, but fails to use them. They're just kinda there and feel like anyone could've played them.

CONCLUSION

While not perfect, I still loved this movie. I feel maybe it's because I've only seen two Anderson movies in my life (This one and "Fantastic Mr. Fox"), but either way I loved almost every minute and would love to see it a second time. If you know for a fact that you don't like Anderson's style or his movies, this one will only make you hate him more, if you don't know, wait 'till DVD. But, if you love Anderson or quirky stuff in general, this is a must.

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