Jojo Rabbit (2019, D: Waititi) S: Waititi, Johansson, Davis, McKenzie, Rockwell
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Jojo Rabbit (2019, D: Waititi) S: Waititi, Johansson, Davis, McKenzie, Rockwell
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Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
In Theaters October 18, 2019
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi, based upon the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens
Produced by: Carthew Neal, p.g.a., Taika Waititi, p.g.a., Chelsea Winstanley
Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, with Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson
In Theaters October 18, 2019
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi, based upon the book “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens
Produced by: Carthew Neal, p.g.a., Taika Waititi, p.g.a., Chelsea Winstanley
Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, with Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson
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Saw the trailer for this before Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As soon as I saw it was from Taika Waititi I was in. Looking forward to it.
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Oh, yea... IDK... most of the Fox movies haven't had that strong of a push regardless. Ad Astra is getting the most it seems. Ready or Not got a decent amount too. That got the AMC Artisan label for promotion. This got that label too. Disney may put a little extra behind this since they can work the "Ragnarok" angle.
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This premieres at TIFF this coming Sunday. I was this close to getting a ticket when they first went up, but decided to pass only because I suspect this will probably be a fairly high-profile release, and in recent years I've thrown my TIFF money at less-tested filmmakers and their works. This film seems to have massive potential if handled properly and not immediately dumped on some streaming service.
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I'll check this out. I think Thomasin Mckenzie is a great up and coming young actress. I'll check anything out that she's in.
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Who was it who said "Never try to make a comedy about Nazis?"
Anyway, I hope it works...we haven't had a lot of good comedies this decade.
Anyway, I hope it works...we haven't had a lot of good comedies this decade.
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I'm having a hard time judging from the trailer whether this is a stroke of genius or a total bomb of a movie. Regardless, I'm looking forward to see it.
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With this subject matter, the target is very difficult to hit...it requires precision.
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Early reviews are a bit mixed: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jojo_rabbit
From what I can tell the negative reviews feel it stayed a little too innocent.
From what I can tell the negative reviews feel it stayed a little too innocent.
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Wins Audience Award at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival
“Jojo” beat Todd Phillips’ “Joker” for the award, as well as less divisive films that included Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and Fernando Meirelles’ “The Two Popes.”
Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” was the first runner-up, while Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” was second runner-up.
Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” was the first runner-up, while Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” was second runner-up.