Let Me Catch My Breath...That Was Madness Awoken!

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2020)

(Flash Review)
Joaquin Phoenix brought the deranged persona only he can portray in this character study. No one could have played this role better than Phoenix. He became the gritty, grimy, troubled, wacky, and demented Joker and was also able to bring a tiny dose of sympathy. The music score paints a hauntingly eerie atmosphere with cinematography and color pallet that is spot on. The film is full of abstract emotional vignettes in his pre-Joker days. It had subtle to alarming examples where he was an outcast, even amongst fellow clowns, who frequently shunned by society and had a severely troubled upbringing; hence the sympathy. He has a strong desire to be funny, even a comedian and admired. What will it take for him to be accepted and respected? This film ran the gamut from subtle to extreme shock and really is virtually flawless...if you can tolerate the film's unsettling tone.