Great but slow

Rating: 6/10 (1 February 2020)

The best way I would describe this film is like watching a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. As the film unravels, it is very successful in creating a dark and dingy world that our anti-hero protagonist lives in. The film is also very successful in diving very deep into the mind of Arthur Fleck.
The only real issue I have with the film is the fact that the film is very slow. Whilst I understand that this is necessary, I feel like the ending 20 minutes felt very rushed, as the film had to give so much information about Arthur Fleck's mind, so it jumps very quickly from Arthur Being somewhat famous, to him being hailed as a messiah to him being locked up once more.
Overall I think this is a very good film, but the actual payoff to this hour and twenty minute build up felt short.