The Perfect Joker

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2019)

Joaquin Phoenix's acting is heartbreaking and horrifying; he gives a tremendously physical performance and it is easily up there as one of his best.
I found the film astounding: the cinematography is beautiful, the pacing is flawless, the tension builds to breaking point. The whole film comes together brilliantly in a character study that is so believable and gritty that I held my breath the whole way through.
I know this review is coming across as gushing, but honestly I cannot imagine how the character could have been portrayed any better. It might be my favourite Batman movie to date, and the Batman is not even in it! I hope this movie is a taste of things to come for the franchise; it makes the Marvel universe look trivial and childish.