good movie if it was the story of an insane killer and not the arch super villain genius of batman

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2020)

So in a world full of horrible horrible superhero movies that are in nonstop production, this is refreshing, but this is not a superhero movie. For that matter this is not a super villain movie either. There is no batman, no superhero to be seen. Truthfully the movie feels like king of comedy mashed with a little taxi driver (admitted by phillips), with just a bit of v for vendetta, and seven thrown in. In that sense it is good and worth watching. It is dark, very twisted, and very deserving of its R rating. However, (and lets preface with what's to follow with I am not into superheros or comic books) this is not the origin story of a super genius arch enemy of batman. This guy can't read or write, there is no talent for chemistry to be seen, he seems mediocre in every sense other than he is a true psychopath. If this was about a guy who thought he was the joker from batman I would have probably applauded it, but as a super villain origin story I just don't buy it. Final thoughts on Phoenix's performance very convincing, very well done. So good movie on its own as a movie, but not a good origin story for a super villain (which affects its score).