Joaquin's show off

Rating: 6/10 (11 November 2019)

Maybe I had expectations too high before watching this movie, but I expected more than just show off of Joaquin's acting skills. Don't get me wrong he is a great actor, but we could see movies where he shines before (Her or Gladiator) now I simply expected something more.
I always say that the most interesting part of movies is what you don't see (in the best horrors is the best way to get into viewers mind to show just something and let the audience guess or for example Tarantino, Kubrick, Nolan are directors that just lead you and let you guess what's behind each shot of their movies). That's what I think this film is lacking.
It seems like director expected his audience to be dumb and unimaginative. He just threw at us plot and feelings that we couldn't form on our own.
The biggest issue for me was however how predictable every critical point of the movie was. You can easily guess what will happen in next 10-15 minutes of the movie.
However things that I really enjoyed besides Joaquin's perfect acting were some little references. References to Dark Knight of course, but my favourite reference was when Robert de Niro meets Joker the first time and tells him that he understands Jokers point of view. In my opinion it is clear reference to movie Taxi Driver where de Niro plays man who goes through similar psychological change. Also soundtrack is very well handled and overall suits the movie.
Movie is getting more enjoyable and less predictable towards the end but for me it is just not good enough.