Bad story line Joaquin Phoenix's Star OUTSHINES ALL

Rating: 6/10 (15 October 2019)

Joaquin Phoenix performance was beyond GREAT! He alone should get an Oscar nod for his portrayal of a psychotic young man on the brink of destruction and his fall into madness.
Problem in my view that I had was that after all the character development there was no real catalyst that had him pull in the strings that made Society go mad. If confronting Thomas Wayne was the defining moment who/what was the tie-in to the individual killing the Waynes as they left the proverbial theater? Shouldn't there have been more hooks with his Underworld networking? Shouldn't there have been more flashbacks relating to his abuses and/or his Mother's relationship? What happened to the tragedy of his 'Permanent Smile'? Where are there any threads for 'Pennyworth'?
Idk, the Acting was BRILLIANT, INSPIRED but I believe the story line fell short of being INTRIGUING or even ENTICING causing me to want for more. ....
Movies like the 'Bat' series are now taking on a Genre distinctively all their own, but the 'Origins' need MORE "Tie-ins' or better 'Hooks" to make us leave the theatre 'WANTING" for the next before wondering where are you going with this story.