Jojo Rabbit
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: October 18, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 57 Critic Reviews
Positive:
30
Mixed:
20
Negative:
7
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60
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeJan 7, 2020
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. Read full review
60
EmpireBen TravisJan 2, 2020
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. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony LaneOct 21, 2019
It’s no surprise that the film should so often stumble and trip, yet I would sooner watch it again and sort through my mixed feelings about it than revisit, say, the nullity of “Joker.” There is genuine zest in the unease of Jojo Rabbit, and it’s weirdly convincing as a portrait of childhood under surreal strain. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinOct 18, 2019
Let me add something in the movie’s favor. Although I don’t love Jojo Rabbit, I love that it exists. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottOct 17, 2019
The humor is so audacious and the psychological insight at times so startling that it’s hard not to be dismayed when an easy and familiar dose of comfort is supplied at the end. This “Rabbit” is maybe just a little too cute, and a little too friendly. Read full review
60
The AtlanticDavid SimsOct 17, 2019
Jojo Rabbit’s script isn’t emotionally complex enough to address the cruel realism of its world, and as the bleakness continues, the jokes fall flatter and flatter. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOct 15, 2019
Erratic but engaging, going in and out of daring, the film’s mixture of black humor and unashamed sentimentality is not always as good as its best parts. Read full review
60
Total FilmJane CrowtherSep 9, 2019
Though it dabbles with the horror of the Third Reich it never examines their worst atrocities ... And that perhaps, is too careless in today’s world of a rising far right and stealth dictatorships. But if you’re looking for giddy escapism, Bowie tunes and an unapologetic good time with a side order of remembrance for of WW2, then you’ll have as much fun as the cast clearly had making this. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 8, 2019
It’s like a Wes Anderson movie set during the Third Reich. ... And yet it’s not as if it’s a terrible movie; it’s actually a studiously conventional movie dressed up in the self-congratulatory “daring” of its look!-let’s-prank-the-Nazis cachet. Read full review
58
UproxxVince ManciniJan 2, 2020
Waititi spends so much energy trying to convince us that this story is universal that he often loses what made it novel in the first place. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Sep 12, 2019
Jojo Rabbit, a very nice but thin crowd-pleaser about love conquering all, bills itself as an “anti-hate satire.” But true satire challenges and provokes. This one offers free hugs. Read full review
58
The VergeTasha RobinsonSep 11, 2019
In the early going, though, Waititi manages to keep the tone light and the humor surreal enough to avoid too much association with the real world. But as his story devolves into melodrama, the comedy curdles. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 21, 2019
At the end of Jojo Rabbit, you’re just left wondering what the point of it all was. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedOct 18, 2019
It’s a well-meaning idea that never quite succeeds on the levels of either comedy or drama. Call it a noble failure. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryOct 18, 2019
An awkward, uneven film, with writer-director Taika Waititi conjuring some touching moments, but unable to pull off the magic act this "Rabbit" trick requires. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthySep 9, 2019
The cartoonishness of it, while amusing at the outset, doesn’t wear well as matters deepen and progress. Read full review
50
IndieWireEric KohnSep 9, 2019
Yes, Waititi’s sugary fantasy unearths an endearing quality in the most unlikely places. But in the process, it buries the awful truth. Read full review
40
Vanity FairK. Austin CollinsSep 10, 2019
Jojo Rabbit has little to say about any of the things it dredges up, beyond the obvious. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 9, 2019
It’s oddly safe, given the subject matter, and the humour is similarly sanitised. What Waititi thinks is shockingly audacious is in fact frustratingly timid, he opts for a gentle prod when maybe a punch would do. Read full review
40
Screen DailyTim GriersonSep 8, 2019
Jojo Rabbit doesn’t lack for ambition or sincerity of purpose — which only makes it more disappointing that the film proves to be so meagre. ... Rather than being bracing or dangerous, this comedy ends up feeling a little too safe, a little too scattered, and a little too inconsequential. Read full review
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