Thought it was a hype, but was shown wrong

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2019)

Being a prequel to the highly rated Badman movies you might expect a simple, effect driven prequel. But contrary to expectations, the story evolves naturally, interesting and well played by all actors.
To me, Joker turned out to be interesting, touching at times and exciting as it emphasises the psyche of the Joker and his emerging into violence. To the level that you might ask yourself who is to blame for the final raving madness. So, where Joker is a kind of caricature in the Badman movies, here he is a real life troubled person naturally evolving into violent madness. Joaquin Phoenix excels as he succeeds to portray both mental sides of his troubled persona and again, never turns the Joker into a caricature. I would not be surprised if Joaquin receives an Oscar nomination for his portrayal.