Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Rod G — 20 May 2013

5/21/2013: A great cast, but a dumb boring movie. I could only force myself to watch half of it.

This review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) was written by Rod G on 20 May 2013.

Moonrise Kingdom has generally received very positive reviews.

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