Played its cards well.

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2019)

Unnerving, unsettling, at times hard to watch. A brilliant movie with a dark gritty storyline. It's not easy, and it's not pandering. An interesting anti-hero origin story which separates itself from the landfill of mostly generic hero movies of the past years. But it's not great just because it's dark, violent, unconventional; it is great because it doesn't indulge. No superpowers, no crazy abilities or technological magic. Just a character study. The slow ascent of a lone ill man who wants to be seen.