Fans of Anderson will love this movie. I thought it was OK but not his best. Worth seeing but not for everyone. I say B.

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2012)

"You two are the most appallingly incompetent custodial guardians Social Services has ever had the misfortune to encounter in a 27 year career." While sitting down to breakfast one morning Scout Master Ward (Norton) notices that one of his troops is missing. He quickly calls Captain Sharp (Willis) and the word is passed on to the parents. When it comes out that the boy has run off with another local girl not only do the parents get involved but Social Services is called in also. This may end up being a pretty short review because since this is a Wes Anderson movie people have already kind of made up their mind on whether to watch or not. His style is not for everyone. To me I either really love his stuff or I don't. I really like almost all his work (I didn't like "Royal Tananbaums") but to me "Rushmore" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" are his best. This one is not at the level of those movies but this is still pretty funny. There are few directors that have a definite style and you know instantly that it's one of their movies. Anderson, Kubric and Hitchcock are the ones that come immediately to mind. Again though this is funny but not for everyone, very dry humor. Overall, if you like Wes Anderson movies then you will love this one, if not then it's 50/50 if you will enjoy it. I thought it was OK but not his best. I give it a B.