SUPERB! BRILLIANT! (and that NYT reviewer really blew it)

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2019)

My wife and I saw "Joker" last night at the cinema, and I'm still feeling stunned. Powerful piece of work. So this morning I went online and read A.O. Scott's review of the movie in the New York Times. Good grief, did Scott see the same movie I did? Such a lame review. I think maybe the movie frightened him. And it is a scary movie in some ways, esp. for anyone who's ever doubted his of her sanity. Joaquin Phoenix gives a brilliant performance, what I'd call and Academy Award performance. The storyline is strong (Dostoevskian, even). The camera work, the production values, all strong. And the music score is simply perfect throughout. Bottom line: a great flick. Go experience it.