This One's No Joke

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2019)

What can I say that hasn't been said before? Here goes:

The acting: as nuanced as any you'll see. Joaquin for Oscar or bust.
The writing/script: spot on, and uncomfortably realistic.
The dialogue: profound in its meditations on society. Avoids cliché and that "overly cool, always has the right answer" way of speaking that no actual human espouses.
The cinematography: has a very unique visual style and concept for its colors and various states of dilapidation of the city.
The score: holy hell, does it swell with disconcerting emotion and power at all the right times. It even manages legitimate glee and laughs (dancing down the stairs!)
The CGI: THERE ISN'T ANY. FOR ONCE. PRAISE BE.

I don't know if this will usher in a new era of 'splosion/action ludicrousness-free gritty origin story filmmaking, but even if it doesn't this ONE film puts to shame all 'comic book hero/antihero' movies to date, in my opinion. More like this, please.