This Joker was a downer

Rating: 5/10 (16 February 2020)

Look, the Joker is a dark character I get it. And the whole origins of the Joker/Bruce Wayne angle is definitely movie worthy. However, this has to be one of most depressing movies I have ever seen. Not one positive thing in the whole (too long) movie.
I will say this, whether you like his politics or not Joaquin Phoenix is a really good actor. I think Heath Ledger was a much better Joker though. I think Joaquin is too old (45) to be playing the origins of the Joker. Heath was in his late 20s in his stellar performance. Also the whole DeNiro/Johnny Carson angle was just a bit much. The Joker had just admitted to being a murderer on national TV and DeNiro/Carson lets him ramble on to the point the Joker pulls out a gun and wastes him. No security or police called in and it's just business as usual. Many other plot holes that we're supposed to overlook because this is "art" and Phoenix performance was "genius". Didn't really do it for me.