THE CRITICISM "IS SUBJECTIVE": SAYS WHAT IS WORTHY TO SEE AND WHAT NOT, BUT THE PUBLIC ALWAYS DEFINITELY HAS THE REASON.

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2019)

Everything has already been said here or almost, but I wanted to express myself on how this metacritical yellow insults and underestimates the viewer, happily defeated by the public that ignored and razed the halls. Do not miss this unique possibility to see how it should be IN THE CINEMA, this marvel of artwork, before it is even more limited.
Because it is that: a work of art of category A, which will not be easy, needs one after seeing it, its personal process, but that does not mean that it is not pleasant.
For two hours, its protagonist takes us by the hand and we do not release it anymore, to live a complete experience to the core, an experience that surprises, immersing ourselves in emotions, traveling through its winding and stormy existential labyrinth, compromises mind and soul . Complete aesthetic and cathartic experience. You can take it and tear it into the richness of its various layers. If cinema is your love, you can find in it explicit and implicit referential tributes, not only the most commented as Taxi Driver or The King of Comedy. It is necessary to return not only to Chaplin with Modern Times and his own music, but also to German expressionism of the 20s, since conceptually and aesthetically it is an expressionist film with a clear allusion to "The Man Who Laughs" by Paul Leni and Conrad Veidt, although surrealism and Dadaism also come together. You can take a literary walk with Mary Shelley at the head. You can discover a deep psychological thriller in the process towards maximum madness.
You can make a philosophical reading of Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Camus. Read it in the key of acute social and political criticism that has it and very explicit. Even more: review the various theories of humor and comedy and rejoice with an original soundtrack and memorable songs that excite you. Even in the best Umberto Eco Opera Aperta style, it will give you the function of being the creator and interpreter of your own in the course and the end of the film and will continue to reflect endless possibilities.
But if you just want to entertain yourself with a linear argument, keep going, that the magnetism of the film will make you not want it to end.
Joaquín Phoenix achieves an intensity and depth in his total dedication to his work that is a true act of love for his art and towards the spectator, where he delivers his entrails and his blood, merging with the character. It is one of the best performances I've seen in my life and I saw many good movies and great actors.
Do not miss this opportunity to have this baroque feast to the senses and a shake to the mind and soul.