Lovely stuff

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2020)

Funny, engaging, tear-jerking, sweet and silly. The adults clearly relish their roles; Taika revels in his ridiculousness as imaginary Hitler and Sam Rockwell is as joyous to watch as ever. The youngsters are natural and appealing, despite (or maybe because of) some inconsistent accents. Thomasin McKenzie and Roman Griffin Davis bring real emotional weight to the whole thing. The absurdity of the adult characters serves to intensify the sucker punches of the tragic elements for the children. Important, as all Nazi stories are, but quirky, refreshing and very enjoyable.