Moonrise Kingdom: Press reviews

'breezes along with a beautifully coordinated admixture of droll humor, deadpan and slapstick'

At Cannes: 'A higly idiosyncratic, impeccably made portrait of young love.'

'Terrific performances from sprogs to stars and a lovely sense of the sorrow and joy of growing up.'

'It's more than a little tempting to view Anderson himself as her Peter Pan. The 43-year-old director — give or take the odd, retro-chic detail — keeps making the same movie, which is why critics often urge him to stray outside his comfort zone. To grow up.'

'Very funny and very sweet, but also – and this one has often alluded Anderson – sincere also.'

'Anderson's style has never reached as celestially high or approached the skin as tenderly or the soul as intimately as it does here'

'Will conquer your heart'

'a beautiful, self-contained idyll'

At Cannes: 'a worthy addition to Anderson's canon – his deadpan wit meshes nicely with a generous view of human imperfections. A mood elevator of a movie, it's an ideal opener to a sunny, blue-skies Cannes'

'there is elegance and formal brilliance in Moonrise Kingdom as well as a lot of gentle, winning comedy'

'wholly characteristic, deceptively lightweight and his most ambitious work to date'

'Beautifully written, amazing to look at, funny and moving, fans of Anderson will have a ball with this truly wonderful film.'

At Cannes: 'It's so full of a joyous love for the medium and smart without being clever-clever. Its childishness, sense of innocence and eye for fun all make it a very easy film to love.'

'Fleet, funny, impeccably orchestrated: whimsical Wes returns on top of his game.'

At Cannes: 'The enchanting sweetness of director Wes Anderson's 2009 foray into animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox, has been transplanted into his return to live-action filmmaking, Moonrise Kingdom'

At Cannes: 'While no less twee than Wes Anderson's earlier pictures, "Moonrise Kingdom" supplies a poignant metaphor for adolescence itself, in which a universally appealing tale of teenage romance cuts through the smug eccentricity with which Anderson has allowed himself to be pigeonholed'

At Cannes: 'Youngsters should, however, love it and their parents be pleased they've seen it too. Very rare, that.'

At Cannes: 'Wes Anderson aficionados are bound to warm to Moonrise Kingdom. Non-fans may take more persuading, but should enjoy themselves in the end.'

'Anderson's cool direction tends to flatten out the feeling'