Moonrise Kingdom
Writer-director Wes Anderson’s return to live action after his animated gem Fantastic Mr. Fox is probably the most “Wes Anderson” of his movies—and that’s a good thing if you love the guy. The story here is set in 1965, and Sam the Khaki Scout (newcomer Jared Gilman) has flown the coop during a camping expedition, much to the worry of Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton, in his funniest performance yet). Sam runs away with Suzy (Kara Hayward, also a newcomer), and they have themselves a romantic journey while parents and authority figures frantically search for them. The puppy-love story is treated with the sort of storybook grace one would expect from Anderson. Every shot is a thing of beauty. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman all contribute to one of the year’s best films.
By Bob Grimm
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Credits
Director:
- Wes Anderson
Cast:
- Bruce Willis
- Edward Norton
- Bill Murray
- Frances McDormand
- Tilda Swinton
- Jared Gilman
- Kara Hayward
- Bob Balaban
- Lucas Hedges
- Charlie Kilgore
- Andreas Sheikh
- Chandler Frantz
- Rob Campbell
- L.J. Foley
- Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Nelson
- Larry Pine
- Marianna Bassham
- Neal Huff
- Eric Anderson
Producers:
- Wes Anderson
- Scott Rudin
- Steven Rales
- Jeremy Dawson
- Sam Hoffman
- Mark Roybal
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