WTF? I wanted my money back

Rating: 2/10 (21 December 2019)

This is some edgelord BS. The only reason people praise it is because it defies "Superhero/Supervillian" norms and has an R Rating. If you put it beside some real art and psychological films, it wouldn't even stand a chance. Everything is so surface level yet people act like they're "deep" for getting it. The dancing seems thrown in to give the film an "artsy" edge. I could tell that certain scenes were supposed to be haunting, but they came across as very dry and bland. There's a lot of incel-ish and "edgy" dialogue throughout too, and none of it sounds profound. It's pretty much the same old stuff about mental ills, "society" and, "the rich", and it's not presented in a new way at all. People just went crazy over it because Joker was involved.
Basically, this is an incredibly generic psychological drama with scenes of violence thrown in every 15-20 minutes to "shock". It only deserves one star, but I gave an extra one because there are a few dark comedy bits that I liked. In no way does this compare to Heath Ledger, he brought a certain nuance and charm to the Joker that this film does not have.