Sad and meloncholic instead of maniacal genius

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2019)

The first three quarters of the film are a study in mental illness.The last quarter is slightly more watchable.The"joker" of this movie..even considering its how he began..is just yucky and a perpetual victim.The Joker of Heath Ledger nailed it with the maniacal energy.Joaquin Pheoenix is a great actor who was unfrtunately cast in this snoozefest.The real Joker had his face maimed by his father as a child.Too bad they didnt start there and show how Arthur 's maniacal energy grows as he growes...and they shouold have made him a wack genius.I had to give some stars to Joaquin for his performance..if this hadnt been the Joker...but just a character study into insanity and train wreck brilliance....the movie would be more believable.