A tragic comedy indeed

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2019)

What an excellent gritty portrait of a broken society. Joaquin Phoenix nails the part of Joker with elements of his portrait that make the audience laugh, sympathise and repulse all at the same time.
The plot is excellent and provides an excellent backstory, which sets up the Batman necessity perfectly. The Jokers many failed and faulty relationships are well portrait and there are are excellent twists with the figments of his imagination mixed with his reality.
Although set years ago, the themes certainly resonate with those of today and this makes it a perfect movie for the time.