Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Rewatch made some of the film’s problems stand-out all the more (the Willis-Murray-McDormand triangle is ludicrously underwritten, and it’s existence is only justified in one great scene between Willis and Jared Gilman) but the pure joy of remains firmly intact. And if Willis, Murray and McDormand are underwritten, than Norton’s noble scoutmaster is a lesson in how to fully flesh out a minor character with well-observed details. I didn’t even notice that he had a romantic sub-plot with the switchboard woman until this second viewing. And I’m still hoping that Wes Anderson continues in this direction. It feels like he’s truly found himself here. A-