A great laugh.

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2020)

Taika does it again!
My expectations were high after seeing some of Taika's previous movies, and I was not disappointed. Surprisingly emotional, actually. Jojo Rabbit is full of great acting, and subtle jokes for those who were watching closely, Jojo putting up a Hitler poster for instance and Taika's face changing as his hand moved over the image.
Jojo and Elsa were awesome. Funny, and charismatic. Taika has had a good track work now working with young kids (Hunt for the Wilderpeople). Steven Merchant as always was crack up. Would've been good to see a bit more of him. The subtly of Jojo's mum's disapperance was also so well done, just as I started wondering where she'd been, BAM! Confronted with the reality of it all.
Taika is so good at balancing humour and emotional rawness. He also provided a rare perspective in the child of Nazi Germany, one I hadn't considered. You can see his passion in this coming through for his heart towards Indigenous communities in NZ and the beauty of seeing life from another perspective or the humanness of us all. Great film!