A Tonal Edgewalk

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2019)

Taika Waititi has a filmography filled with magic tricks of tone -- whether he's reinventing a shakespearean superhero with improv or layering comedy into the life of an abandoned child, he's got a touch that nobody else has. He brings that expertise to JoJo Rabbit to make the most uplifting, optimistic, hilarious Nazi movie that's ever made me cry. There truly is no way to describe this film that does service to Waititi's ability to walk a tonal edge that makes JoJo Rabbit into a truly singular film; there is no other film quite like it.