unbelievable, unrelatable, a bit boring to be honest

Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2019)

Joker could have been a good movie. Joaquin Phoenix did a great job, but in my opinion, the character he is playing is not believable. In a world full of extremes and evil characters (with a very tiny exception, sorry for the bad pun), the Joker's destiny and shattering past are lost in the chaotic, dark environment. His state of mind and supposed mental illness are not further explained. In a more realistic setting (like New York instead of Gotham) this might have been more convincing.
Sadly, this Joker is not even the same we see in the Batman movies. No Introduction to the "why so serious" slogan we know him for, no explanation for the scar across his face neither. Still the connection to the Waynes is elaborated very much, even though most viewers exactly know what's going to happen to them and therefore eliminates all possible tension.
Especially the first hour or so is pretty boring. Some people around me even fell asleep in the cinema, something I have not seen in quite some time in the movies. CGI are well done and unintrusive. I didn't notice them for most parts of the movie (which is good).
The Movie tries to be deep, shocking and touching, but is, for me, unrelateable, unbelievable and, yes, pretty boring. The Joker is too cartoonish to be believable, too shallow to be touching. Compared to similarly connected movies like Birdman, it falls short.