One of the most gripping cinema experiences in years

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2019)

I was never overly hyped for this movie, though the expectations after seeing the first trailer were high. After seeing it at the opening day, it definitely surpassed any expectations I had. Yes, the title might be read and experienced as the Taxi Driver of 21st century. But at the same time it is much, much more. The best Joker movie that could have been made, dark, enthralling, moody, making you constantly uncomfortable. Great acting from Joaquin Phoenix, total embodiment of the loneliness, fragmentation and psychosis of the character and its slow turning into the clown prince of crime. By far the best movie based on comic book material and characters that has been ever made, surpassing what Nolan did in his trilogy. Though Ledger was great in the Dark Knight, the one that truly captures the essence and psychology of the Joker is this performance of Phoenix. A must seen movie, whereas the controversy around the themes of violence, anarchy and disputing of the existing order and paradigm in society should not be something that stops any true cinema lover from seeing this - go and experience for yourself a new landmark in the transfer of the comic books material to the medium of the 7th art. A true masterpiece of modern cinema.