Jan 18th
Jojo Rabbit** (12A)

(Curzon Colchester)

(US/Czech/New Zealand 2019)
Fox Searchlight/TSG/Defender Films/Piki Films. 108m.

A misfit Hitler Youth (with his own Adolf for imaginary best friend) comes to terms with his feisty mother hiding a Jewish child as the war clouds darken.
Generally winning mixture of satire and sentiment, ultimately a rather touching study of a 10 year old's innocent perspective, taken a good part in style from The Great Dictator, and one or two others, but generally slicker. In the current climate of Trump's America, an interesting observation of fanaticism from within, whilst also leaving time to have a more detached humanist perspective.

Written and Directed by: Taika Waititi.
Producers: Cathew Neal, Taiki Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley.
Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Taiki Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Merchant, Rebel Wilson, Archie Yates.
Photography: Mihai Malaimare Jnr.
Music: Michael Giacchino.

+ closing quote: "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror, just keep going. No feeling is final." (Rilke)