Astonishing

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2019)

You do not know exactly whether his uncontrolled laughter bursts are the result of his clown snact, or belong to a serious condition. Maybe he camouflages his pain with a smile. The fact is that in the early 1980s Gotham City is a cruel, divided society where weapons are freely circulated and the mental health care system is cut down. It is a world where Arthur falls and rises like Joker, shooting and dancing in clown costume. Joaquin Phoenix will soon get the lightness of a Tai Chi practitioner and a tap dancer, floating from a concrete staircase.