Haunting and mesmerising

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2019)

Joker review. NO SPOILERS. Simmering, haunting,brooding, painful, mesmerising,violent,shocking,powerful and yet beautiful.Just some of the adjectives that come to mind after last nights viewing. This is not an easy watch.It a slow burning character piece which gradually builds into a powerful demonstration of a man slowly breaking down. Joaquin Phoenix performance is extraordinary and completely convincing.He completely buries himself in the Arthur Fleck/Joker character and you feel a strange empathy with his sad isolated life.An Oscar nomination is nailed on.The cinematography is beautiful and it has deep dark score with a grinding cello that sticks in your head. For me it captures the frustration of the people and I couldn't help but compare certain aspects to certain political situations we experience today . Not for the faint hearted and it can be uncomfortable at times but it is totally successful in explaining Flecks tortured demise into insanity. Score 9/10Haunting and painful