An amazing movie in all respects

Rating: 9/10 (9 October 2019)

I went into this with low expectations. Knowing it would not have Batman nor any action in it.... And wow, was I surprised and impressed. This movie had my full attention from start to finish.
Yes, it is dark and disturbing. But it is a well done dark and disturbing film. The performances were spot on all around.
The ONLY reason I give this movie 9 stars instead of 10 is for the simple fact that the Joker appears to be in his 40's here when he meets Bruce Wayne as a little boy. Meaning that the Joker will be an old fragile man by the time Bruce Wayne eventually grows up to become his arch rival Batman. Batman would have no problem taking him down.
So it will be interesting to see how they handle that in future installments. But THIS initial installment itself was brilliant.