The first film I have seen this decade...

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2020)

This is the first movie I have seen in 2020 and hence this new decade. It is a shame this is the film with that honour because I fear the next ten years of viewing will not match this, such a high bar it has set.
I laughed, I cried and I got angry. This is like a catch-22/Mash type film, just when you've had a big laugh it whips the rug from under your feet with something so sad or ugly - it is perfectly and beautifully done.
The acting is top class, hard to believe the young chap playing Jojo is in his first film so excellent he is.
There are people who say this is tasteless but I am afraid they simply do not get it and/or their grasp of the history of the time is poor and so they do not get the swipes and references.
This movie also looks great both when it is whimsical and also when grim and sober.
I just loved it, I think I will be watching it many times over the coming years.
Well done all involved, it must get at least a nod at an oscar if not win outright.