blargh

Rating: 5/10 (30 March 2013)

I didn't know what to expect with Moonrise Kingdom, but I definitely expected more than this.
Moonrise Kingdom tries to imitate the feel of the 60's with simple palettes and costumes. All this does is makes it extremely boring, visually. Moonrise Kingdom is saturated with the yellow of the scouts and is purged of most interesting colors elsewhere. I felt no emotional investment or interest in any of the characters, though the girl and boy are likable.
Its playful music (which was very nicely done, actually), crashes unpleasantly with Moonrise's deadpan atmosphere.
Moonrise Kingdom's 60's feel is taken to such an unpleasant and bizarre extreme, that this 'world of wonder' becomes a sickening and obnoxious place.
Not recommended.