Derivative and cynical.

Rating: 6/10 (10 October 2019)

Having given it 24 hours I can now say I have an opinion on 'Joker' for what it's worth.
It's a cynical money grab masking as an art film. It's look,feel and plot are highly derivative of the films Taxi Driver, King of Comedy and a few others mixed in. If you haven't seen those ones it could seem original but it's not. Despite a great performance by Phoenix the film plods for the first hour as you watch a drop of fight club added in to the mix.
Funnily it's when the plot involves other batman characters it shows the weakness of the film itself and the oh so convenient inclusion of the death of the Wayne family into the final act feels added on. It did however make me want to watch Heath Ledger again.
I didn't hate it I just felt pointless.