Good, but not great

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2019)

While Joaquin Phoenix turns in a great performance as Arthur Fleck/Joker and while the film itself is a feast for the eyes, I can't help but conclude that Joker is only a good film; greatness eludes it.
Even this non-comic book fan could make the obvious connections between the Wayne family and Arthur Fleck/Joker, but they're likely to be of much greater interest to longtime fans of the comics and the characters. In the end, I left the theatre happy enough to have taken in Joker, but I won't feel a need to watch it again anytime soon. You might feel differently about it of course.