Doesn't live up to the hype

Rating: 5/10 (19 October 2019)

People are writing reviews saying things like "Best Movie Ever Made!" or "Perfect in Every Way" or "Most Incredible Piece of Cinematography EVER!" and giving this movie 10 out of 10. There is no way anyone can seriously be claiming that this movie is better than "Citizen Kane" or "Casablanca" or even better than other movies like "Shawshank Redemption" even! Joker is convoluted to the point where it's hard to tell where reality leaves off and fantasy begins. There's definitely scenes that are going on only in his mind but then some of his fantasies become the basis for other scenes taking place in reality. There's no explanations for some of his behavior and it seems like the script was either abandoned or rewritten as the movie progressed. Even Joquin says that his interpretation of the character changed many times throughout filming all the way through to the end and it shows. It makes it seem like the editing was sloppy but it was probably because they just went off in another direction and forgot to tell the rest of the movie where they were going. Too many unexplained dream sequences and unexplained behavior does not make this movie a "Masterpiece" or anywhere near it. Too many 10/10 to be believable. Somebody from the studio is writing these reviews. I would have given it a one to balance out all these outrageous 10/10 reviews but I think a 5 is being generous!