Not for Everyone

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2019)

You know a movie is great when the majority of the ratings are 1 or 10 stars. Obviously based off the 9.2 it's got a lot more 10's than 1's and there's a good reason for that.
Those who gave this one star are either one of two things:
1. Marvel cultists who will bash anything DC ever does.
2. People that went to this movie expecting it to be the usual cookie cutter superhero movie that is watered down in order to pander to both children and men...
Anyways... You will either hate or love this movie. I don't believe there is an in between. It is provocative, vile, dark, and occasionally hard to watch, but aren't all the greatest movies?
These are all elements of the world around us and we cannot just pretend like they don't exist, or blame movies for causing it.
If you have a villain who is an insane, manic clown, then showing what led to that is not going to be pretty. It can't be.
If you want sunshine and rainbows go watch Marvel on the Disney Channel.
The character development in Joker was amazing, showing us how a comedian turned into a psycho-killer clown. Todd Phillips killed it, and Joaquin Phoenix gave one of his greatest performances ever.
If you are reading this review and you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend you do; just go into it with an open mind, and realize that this is not your average superhero movie. This is a beautifully dark standalone film showing the transformation of Arthur Fleck, comedian, into Arthur Fleck, psychopath.