Miss Vicky’s review published on Letterboxd:
This film views to me like what would happen if Wes Anderson actually knew how to write people and made a film about something that actually matters. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of Waititi’s other films, but if this one is any indication of his work then he’s definitely someone I’m interested in seeing more from.
JoJo Rabbit is full of quirky characters that inhabit a bright, colorful world that pops off the screen. Its coming-of-age tale is whimsical and funny. It very much views like a Nazi Germany version of Moonrise Kingdom (only good. Did I mention I don’t like Wes Anderson? Yeah, I don’t like Wes Anderson), but it never forgets that it’s a Holocaust movie. And it never lets the viewer forget it either and the laughs are interspersed with moments of terrible sadness.
It’s a truly unique and memorable film and though I don’t love it now I think I very well could given time and rewatches.