Terrific Joaquin, just not the Joker

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2019)

Overall, the acting is the best part of the movie. Most of all Joaquin, but also Di Niro and the wonderful Frances Conroy (big fan).
However, several skills of the Joker were left out, f. e. top strategist or excellent chemist. What was left is a so-and-so comedian bordering on looser turning into a psychopath. And please, the cliche of bad childhood and the mother did him wrong, etc.... Worth a big Joker laugh.
I also missed the grand finale, maybe Arthur is using the raids to increase them, creating chaos, etc.
In the end it is a good movie about the Character development from looser to psycho. Not new, but well done and acted. For me it is just not the title character.
I will be happy if Joaquin might get an Oscar or Frances as supporting actress, but can't see the movie deserving more awards.
About the often in the media mentioned brutality... Well brutal behavior in a movie about a psychopath.... Wow... I am shocked... Who would have thought... *end sarcasm* ðŸ˜‚