Moonrise Kingdom DVD/Blu-Ray Review
Set in 1965, Moonrise Kingdom is a stylized coming of age
film that promises to bring the viewer of any age back to the intensity of
just-entering-adolescence love. The casting, characters, and acting are beyond extraordinary.
Edward Norton takes a turn as the as an anal but dedicated troop leader. Bill Murray is genuinely disgruntled with everything, his work, wealth, family or beautiful surroundings. Bruce Willis is the bachelor, island cop who goes head-to-head with the chilling Tilda Swinton known only as "Social Services," as she callously plans to put "the boy" in juvenile refuge to undergo shock therapy as needed.
The truly stand out isn’t the adult cast though, it’s the child stars Sam and Suzy not only keep pace. Not only do they steal the show with their unconditional love, but both express an unthinking complete giving of themselves to one other. The film captures beautifully how two outcasts find themselves when they find each other. They play the both child and adult facets with such zeal.
Edward Norton takes a turn as the as an anal but dedicated troop leader. Bill Murray is genuinely disgruntled with everything, his work, wealth, family or beautiful surroundings. Bruce Willis is the bachelor, island cop who goes head-to-head with the chilling Tilda Swinton known only as "Social Services," as she callously plans to put "the boy" in juvenile refuge to undergo shock therapy as needed.
The truly stand out isn’t the adult cast though, it’s the child stars Sam and Suzy not only keep pace. Not only do they steal the show with their unconditional love, but both express an unthinking complete giving of themselves to one other. The film captures beautifully how two outcasts find themselves when they find each other. They play the both child and adult facets with such zeal.
The heart-warming story is touching, enjoyable from start to
finish, and very funny. It is a magnificent fun-filled movie for the entire
family, that doesn’t rely on flashy special effects, but rather great story telling.
Moonrise Kingdom is on DVD today, October 16, 2012
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