Dark and gripping

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2019)

This movie starts off slow but honestly it's a borderline spine tingling for the mostly part. The performance of the Joker character was brilliant and you could really see how broken he was and how easy it was for someone like him to turn into such a monster. The music in this film just makes it, it's suspenseful and really ties in with the tone of the film. Let's be honest it's not for everyone, the violence is pretty graphic but that's part of the Joker character. His rant on the TV show is very relatable to society in the real world and makes you sympathetic to his character and his actions in the film as well as the Dark Knight. The cinematography in the film is as good as you will see, from the lighting to the capture of emotion, it's seriously is terrific work. I definitely think it shines light on the issue of mental illness through the portrayal of Fleck (Joker) and how the disease engulfs people who don't get necessary help. Don't go in expecting a fast based action movie like most comic books films, it's going to be slow and bit hard to watch at times but I for one loved it. A criticism could be that the Thomas Wayne death scene was different to Batman Begins but that's just being pedantic tbh. I don't think the movie is for everyone, some people are going to say it glorifies violence or say it is too boring but this is a film that tackles real world issues while also giving the back story to the Joker and the Dark Knight. The acting for the most part is spot on and same can be said for the music and cinematography as mentioned previously, credit to everyone involved does the Joker character justice