Good overall, but nothing new

Rating: 7/10 (11 October 2019)

Surely whe can't deny the fact that the movie is well made and Joaquin's acting is magnificent. When it comes to the directing and the moods, neon lights and new york-y vibes is seen before. Arthur's way to craziness is surely well built, but we have seen people being led to crazy, illegal behavior in movies before such as the Machinist. This joker had more self pitty and the classic being bullied kind of theme we've seen over and over again the latest years had me dissatisfied. When it comes to the lower class, anarchic youth revolution and ode to bringing down the elite, it reminded me of mr Robot, people in the streets with the masks, vandalizing and being violent. This movie is just a "safe" movie to make, if you just have a great lead actor, it is a replica/reproduction of ideas and phenomena repeatedly used. It did not meet my expectations.