Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Jordon J — 02 Nov 2014

Not my favorite Wes Anderson film, but it's still whimsical and beautiful and a decent movie.

This review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) was written by Jordon J on 02 Nov 2014.

Moonrise Kingdom has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Anonymous P (13) on 09 Sep 2018

Best movie ever. This masterpiece has no faults, no problems, and nothing wrong with it. It's the only movie that is absolutely perfect…

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Pretty good Wes Anderson movie, so far, he doesn't have a bad movie even though I've so far seen 4 of his movies and they all so far have been…

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By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 10 Oct 2018

Moonrise Kingdom is so charming, so quaintly and perfectly designed, like a pretty diorama in which Wes Anderson carefully places his actor-dolls,…

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By David E (805) on 22 Oct 2017

I didn't see Moonrise Kingdom when it first came out in 2012, but seeing it five years later I will say it was a very exciting & sweet film…

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By Ayrton C (660) on 07 Mar 2018

Puntaje Original: 7.5 Una obra maestra y uno de los mejores trabajos de Wes Anderson hasta la fecha, con un soberbio uso del color, encuadres…

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