Jojo Rabbit

"Risky and original, you've never seen a film like Jojo Rabbit."

- Chris Stuckmann

Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on Christine Leunens's 2008 book Caging Skies.

Plot
Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Hilariously dark comedy that handles Nazi humor better than another time someone tried to handle it in a lighthearted way.
 * 2) Amazing acting from Roman Griffin Davis, Taika Watiti, and Scarlett Johanson, especially the latter two.
 * 3) The scene where Jojo finds out that Rosie got killed is heartbreaking.
 * 4) Heartwarming ending, with the German cover of "Heroes" by David Bowie being a great addition.
 * 5) When Adolf becomes more like his real-life counterpart, he becomes the scariest character Taika ever created.
 * 6) Expert direction by Taika Watiti, whose trademark humor is carried over from films of his like The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, and Thor: Ragnarok.
 * 7) An amazing score by Micheal Giacchino.
 * 8) Iconic quotes like fuck off Hitler!
 * 9) Rebel Wilson and Sam Rockwell are hilarious supporting actors.
 * 10) Doesn't shy away from the horrors of war and the Holocaust.
 * 11) Scarlett Johanson puts on a realistic German accent, similar to Tom Hank's Alabama accent from Forrest Gump.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some scenes including the concept of a WWII comedy can be considered offensive by some.
 * 2) Stephen Merchant's performance as a Gestapo guard is a little too serious during the tone shift, and weighs the film down a little.

Reception
Jojo Rabbit drew mostly praise – especially for the performances, direction, screenplay, heart, visual style, musical score, and production values – but also some criticism for its comedic portrayal of Nazis. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 414 reviews, with an average rating of 7.56/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Jojo Rabbit's blend of irreverent humor and serious ideas definitely won't be to everyone's taste—but either way, this anti-hate satire is audacious to a fault.". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100, based on 57 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 96%, with 87% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Trivia

 * The real reason Taika Watiti played Hitler is because he couldn't think of a better "fuck you" to him.