Possibly irresponsible...

Rating: 2/10 (5 December 2019)

I left conflicted. I expected more. Don't get me wrong, I like this movie because of Joaquin Phoenix's performance alone but the movie itself lacked.
I was on board with the origin story of a man mocked by society and forgotten by the government. I always want to empathize with every character.
Somewhere along the movie I lost the connection with him. I found myself more worried about the kid in the back of the theater watching it instead of the plot. I believe all movies, whether intended or not, carry a message. It seemed like they began making the film with a message of empathy and human connection and then they remembered it was a comic book movie and somehow wanted to make him a hero.
The character of the villain is a hero only to himself. Weirdly enough that trait is what makes a villain likeable and understable. At the end of the movie I didn't like him and I didn't understand why that was happening.
Again great acting but not enough to save the movie for me.