Can't hide it, I'm a huge fan of Wes Anderson's movies. If I were to pick my favorite so far, the choice would have to be between "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," "The Darjeeling Limited, " "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and the latest gem - "Moonrise Kingdom," which means almost all of his movies. "Moonrise Kingdom" really has it all - great cast, lovely atmosphere, set design, script, music, and I bet it was all supervised personally by Fantastic Mr. Anderson himself. Even if one doesn't "feel" his vibe or sense of humor, it's worth seeing, just for Edward Norton's khaki scout shorts, Frances McDormand's loudspeaker, Bruce Willis' glasses, Tilda Swinton's hat, and the two main protagonists, those kids really have their grand debut on the big screen! For me "Moonrise Kingdom" is like Bonnie and Clyde, James Dean and Holden Caulfield were all back and well and this could only happen in a Wes Anderson movie. Highly recommended!
For my review in Polish published on filmnews.com.pl go here or scroll below.
There are also three other great reviews in The Guardian, The New Yorker and by Roger Ebert, film criticism guru.
