The Moon Rises.

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2015)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Dir: Wes Anderson / Cast: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray: Here is an odd comedy about growing up too fast. Wes Anderson is a gifted director whose humour injected into creative screenplays is witty and intelligent. Here we have an island in search of two children. One is a young but gifted scout, played by Jared Gilman, and the other is troubled thirteen year old Kara Hayward whose parents bicker, and her mother is having romantic meeting with the local Sheriff, as seen through her binoculars. Flashbacks indicate that they became pin pals after an encounter at a Church recital. Now they are sought after in the wilderness with their future together one of question. Gilman and Hayward are incredibly gifted young actors but their romantic scene here are the film's one questionable element, including a scene where she invites him to "touch her chest." Bruce Willis as the Sheriff is sincere and generally desires to help Gilman when social services threaten to render him to an orphanage. Edward Norton as a scout master brings a lot of humour as his authority conceals a clumsy disposition. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand plays Hayward's parents whom must confront their own faults. Witty and clever with a suspenseful ending that gives new meaning to "hanging around." Anderson again lays his signature stamp as he did with The Royal Tenenbaums and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. This is a refreshing comedy that examines personality disorders and those whom conceal their own disorders under a heavy dose of adult authority. Score: 9 / 10