Joaquin Phoenix IS the Joker!

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2019)

Regardless of what some of those "artsy" film critics might say. This film is an absolute gem. Joaquin Phoenix in my personal opinion SURPASSED the late great Heath Ledger as the clown prince of crime. Believe me, I was pro Ledger for years upon years & even went into this film believing that Phoenix wouldn't even come close to matching Ledger's performance but man, I was wrong on so many counts. Todd Phillips did a PHENOMENAL job with the direction of the film. Phillips was definitely not the guy you would have expected to make a such a dark, aggressive & disturbing film but he sure outdid himself. If both Phoenix & Phillips don't receive an Academy award for this film, everyone should riot in clown masks at the Oscars.