Refreshing take on a dark subject

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2020)

I went to the cinema completely blind as to what this was about or where/when it was set so had no preconceptions when viewing. At first I'll admit I felt a little awkward laughing about what we all know is a dark, tragic situation but slowly I started to see the story as its supposed to be viewed, through the rose-tinted eyes of a young German boy. The story progresses beautifully as we see his character and view of his situation develop through the tail end of WW2. The supporting cast is excellent, especially Sam Rockwell and Rebel Wilson bringing a wildly different angle to Nazi portrayal. This to me was a masterclass of how to make a movie based on a story with such outrageous characters - especially 'Hitler' as a wacky/supportive/fun imaginary friend. This could have been a horribly offensive, mess of a movie but its not, its beautiful, its tragic and hilarious, most of all a must for any movie lover. You'll never have seen anything like it.