Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Dottie P — 24 Dec 2016

I love everyting about this movie. Wes Anderson keeps getting better and better.

This review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) was written by Dottie P on 24 Dec 2016.

Moonrise Kingdom has generally received very positive reviews.

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