Praise, but don't close your eyes whilst doing it.

Rating: 6/10 (15 October 2019)

Joker belongs to Joaquin Phoenix, there is no doubt about that, however as a movie, does it stand tall? My answer would be no.
What Joker lacks is a definite construction. The focus was so much on a character that when you turn away your eyes away from the character and try to look at the movie, you are dissatisfied. It looks like the director's aim was to make Joker a victim of circumstances and there are a lot of scenes that felt forced. It felt like the narration is trying really hard to make the audience feel sympathetic towards Joker which is fine considering the fact that Joker as we know of him was actually a misfit and he tried hard to fit in the so called society. What went missing was the binding factor of the narration.
I'm not sure if anyone apart from Phoenix could have played Joker. He is breathtaking and leaves no stone unturned and is the reason why audience stuck to their seats till the end. There is no comparison, however if anyone asks to choose, I would secretly choose Heath Ledger. Again, Phoenix was excellent.