Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi's comedy about a budding young Nazi exhausts its satire early...

Combining a tragedy of this proportion with humor, even if it is satirical, is a precarious tightrope walk that director Taika Waititi performs with panache.

Taika Waititi's film is tender, daring, and sharp -- precisely pitched so that it keeps its path steady and its ambitions in check.

I suspect the strangely good-natured feel of the film will win the hearts of many viewers, but my own head remained too muddled by its uneven and oddly indecisive approach to embrace whatever quirky virtues it may possess.

The tonal shifts in Jojo Rabbit don't work because they're not seriously intended, the intention here being instead to remain consistently cute.

Taika Waititi's most daring film isn't his most successful. But among the tonal clashes there's real hope, humanity, and no-bones-about-it Nazi-bashing at a time when that's depressingly necessary.

Taika Waititi's Nazi comedy Jojo Rabbit is delightfully absurd and surprisingly poetic, and unlike anything you've ever seen before.

Delightfully one of the year’s best films.

Much of the comedy is too broad to truly satirise the subject matter... unable to nail the emotional beats when it finally confronts the true reality and horror of the situation.

The film’s ability to make you laugh, cry, or be utterly appalled is one of its many strengths.