Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Mike L — 07 Jul 2013

It was cute and the story was good but it was missing something to make it more enjoyable. Not bad, but a bit DRy for my taste.

This review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012) was written by Mike L on 07 Jul 2013.

Moonrise Kingdom has generally received very positive reviews.

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