It's a really cute story-in the most artsy way possible.

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2020)

Mixing emotional drama with light-hearted comedy is nothing new-it's been done to death. Especially WWII stories. I personally have never watched "Life is Beautiful" or any other films of that blend but I can kinda picture how the story goes along. "Jojo Rabbit" does not move along in that direction. The majority of the film is light hearted and comical (with dashes of drama in between), until Jojo (played with great charm by Roman Griffin Davis) loses his mother (played brilliantly by Scarlett Johansson). As much as this film is about humanity and the effects of war, it's ultimately a coming of age story. Jojo grows up, he even kick's his imaginary Adolf Hitler (played by the writer-director of this film) out of the window. All the performances were great, the lines are all funny, and the use of music was really spot on. It was really worth going to a theater farther away from my house.