Moonrise Kingdom features Bruce Willis, Edward Norton,
Frances McDormand and of course Bill Murray, who has worked in director Wes
Anderson’s last five films. The
cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara
Hayward as two twelve-year-olds who fall in love and run away together.
This original film is
charming, enchanting and warm like fond childhood memories of summer camp, but
ironically it all takes place in a world that is a little too quirky and a bit
too quaint to be realistic. How all this comes together so well is beyond me.
But, thanks to Wes Anderson, it does. This is a perfect
lil’ Sunday matinee film.
Simply
put: A deadpan-funny, storybook tale for adults
Award
potential: Should do well in all the
comedy categories at the Golden Globes. Quirky comedies don't usually perform for Oscar nominations unless they are connected to Woody Allen, but this film could rally for Best Picture, Original
Screenplay or Original Score.
Bill Murray's performance here will be bonus points to his potential nomination for playing FDR in Hyde Park On The Hudson.
The ten
buck review: Worth your ten bucks. Khaki Scouts honor.
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