Molonrise Kingdom

Rating: 6/10 (3 September 2012)

People in the audience at the 'Heichel Tarbut' (cultural centre) in Karmiel, Galilee applauded on Saturday night last as the final credits rolled. I was not among them. Although it was a great reminder of what it was like to be an eleven-year-old eccentric (in my case British) kid in 1965 - I loved the books, the window seat, et al - the film otherwise did little for me. Although I love 'quirky', I simply couldn't relate to this. Sorry! BTW, I'd love to know what would have happened if Benjamin Britten had written a children's opera based on Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons'! It's said that he considered doing so but abandoned the plan.
Natalie Wood