Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom continues his off-kilter sense of drama

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2012)

The only other Wes Anderson movie I ever saw was The Royal Tennenbaums which I remember being quite amusing with the way it often took its time just meandering at points before going to wherever it was going to. So it is here as we meet a couple of unusual teens named Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward). They both run away to a forest from various troubles with either bullies or parents or authorities. Nice adult turns by the likes of Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, and Anderson veteran Bill Murray. Like I said, you may be amused by some of the weird goings on throughout but you may also appreciate the quaint way things go concerning plot and characterization. So on that note, Moonrise Kingdom gets a recommendation from me.