Joker is Joaquin plus some cinematography and set design

Rating: 6/10 (4 October 2019)

It is surprising to me that JOKER could ne taken seriously, as obvious Vemice did. It lacks focus, and even then tries too hard to include societal problems. Why even include the Wayne saga in the formation of the core psyche if our antihero. Joker has all the seeds buried within his DNA without the late 70's NYC rat problem. You don't have to search for crappy people in any society.
It bites off more than it need chew storywise, which ultimately diminishes any empathy we might confer for Joker despite Phoenix's performance, and it is a performance !. De Niro is there to remind us of Jo's king of Comedy, underrated it should be seen more.
DARK smoky photography to go with set design are also good. Otherwise just not comvincing.