An entertaining parody of Nazi existence in 1940s Germany.

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2020)

My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. Not knowing what to expect, after about 8 minutes she said "This is all pretty silly." And the first 10 to 15 minutes are indeed pretty silly, in effect making fun of the German Nazis and their training of their youth to be men of Hitler. And how to hate Jews.
The title comes from the main character, a boy of 10 whose nickname is Jojo. As a test he is ordered to kill a rabbit with his bare hands. Not being that cruel he tried to let the rabbit go, and to run, so the older Nazi boys started calling him "Jojo Rabbit" as a demeaning label.
The story changes tenor when Jojo hears some noise upstairs at home and being a good detective finds a teenage Jewish girl in a secret hiding place in his attic. Jojo's mother (Johanssen) has put her up so that she will avoid arrest and death. As the story develops the boy and the girl form an unlikely bond. They come to love each other as brother and sister.
Frankly I'm still not sure what I think of the movie as a whole, I know it got awards and was nominated for "Best Picture" but being very unconventional I still don't know where I rank it. I need to watch it again before I return the DVD.