Fantastic acting, transparent plot.

Rating: 6/10 (26 February 2020)

Phoenix 100% deserves his Oscar because he sold the movie. No other actor could have made the mediocre plot into a somewhat decent piece of work. The climax was definitely unexpected. This version of the Joker is more believable than Ledger's but Ledger's is just overall more unhinged, terrifying, and mesmerizing. Back to Joaquin. I don't know how someone so consistently shines in every role they're cast as. I watched this movie three times, and each time you notice small ticks and sporadic actions Joaquin inserted into the scenes to create an indelible mark on the character by the end of the movie we come to call the Joker.