Taika Waititi deftly juggles the daft comedy with the film's serious themes in a very satisfying way in this unusual but very enjoyable movie. The first two acts are largely silly flimsy whimsy, providing plenty of chuckles along the way, which pave the way for the big emotional beats in the third act which truly land powerfully. Credit goes to young Roman Griffin Davis as the eponymous character, on-screen in almost every scene and delivering really well, with a delightful performance by Scarlett Johansson as his mother and another winning character turn by the ever-youthful Sam Rockwell, not forgetting Waititi's own hilariously off-kilter playing of JoJo's imaginary-friend Hitler. For all its heavy impact towards the end, the film nevertheless culminates in one of the biggest sudden laugh-out-loud moments since the end of Spiderman-Homecoming and a lovely final feel-good moment on which to end this entertaining film.
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