Not compelling story, predictable plot, provocative for all the wrong reasons!

Rating: 5/10 (4 October 2019)

I kind of expected this film to not be that good and I was careful not to get in the "hype train," but it's still sad watching it fail like this.
What fails the most in Joker is obviously the script. The story it's not something I would die to watch, keeping in mind Joker in the comics has some of the most compelling stories ever; the plot is basic and predictable; the theme that the film is trying to communicate, it's so poorly conveyed that I'm not even sure if that's the actual theme. The film is provocative for all the wrong reasons.
The only good things about Joker are the score and, of course, Joaquin Phoenix's mesmerizing performance.