Without Joaquin Phoenix's performance there would be no purpose to this

Rating: 2/10 (27 January 2020)

This movie is dark, very dark. That would be okay if it had something to say, something about life to illuminate. But this doesn't. It's just dark. Okay, I can slightly feel for Joachim Phoenix's character -- but his story is not real so I am forced to feel a lot of pain over a tale and person that has no bearing on reality. If I am going to watch a dark movie I want to learn something about the world. If I am going to watch something completely fake I want it to be enjoyable, or at least to like the characters. There is no one to like here. And it gets worse and worse as the movie goes on. Two thumbs down -- especially when he kills his mother.