My wife and I loved Moonrise Kingdom. It exceeded all expectations (in part because its trailer was horrible.) It’s a charming, clever, and heartwarming film about two despised and outcast children who find each other and cling together in love. Although its approach is somewhat abstract and strange, it never sacrifices warmth or humor, and in the end the story leave you feeling very satisfied and happy. It’s a wonderful time at the movies.

Wes Anderson stirs together the disparate elements that make up this story smoothly and confidently. He also managed to get wonderful, highly atypical performances out of a number of actors who usually are strongly typecast, Bruce Willis and Ed Norton in particular. His use of music in the film is very original and effective. Altogether a superb directorial job.

I highly recommend Moonrise Kingdom.