Fantastic piece of absurd comedy and drama

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2020)

I went in not knowing anything of the film but the fact that it's a kid with an affliction for nazism who's imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler, and I'm really happy I did because I couldn't have been more (pleasantly) surprised. This film delivers so many fantastic little moments of hilarity as well as sadness. The fact that this film gets to be made is something I think we underestimate and is free speech in effect.
Child actors can very often produce a hit or miss performance, but Roman Griffin Davis makes you really, really care for little Jojo with a sound performance - if he gets to work some more on his accent he'll be flawless as far as innocence goes. Scarlett Johansson gives it her absolute all, what an amazing performance by her.
Taika Waititi. Just bravo. What a mind this guy has. First he co-creates one of the most underrated comedies of our time; What we do in the shadows, and now he creates this fantastic piece of cinema as well as act amazingly in it as well.
The fact a film I can summarize as "a kid on the track of being a Hitler jugend, struggles with his convictions after a series of absurd situations with his imaginary friend: Adolf Hitler" can both make you laugh as well as get choked up to the point of tears is just a testament to the brilliant writing as well as the acting. And although the film has some crazy situations it never really pushes the satire on you with a bulldozer, it's really sparingly and intelligently dropped in where it still draws out an "Ha!" when you least expect it.