Still questions unanswered

Rating: 5/10 (3 November 2019)

The movie itself was boring. Rarely scenes for a laugh. Well, it wasn't a comedy. But what was it? A psychogram? A drama? The evolution of Arthur (Happy) Fleck into Joker was spread over more than an hour and then, suddenly, everything went so quick you couldn't follow anymore. Why did the masses revolt? Why did they hail him? How and where did he find the red outfit? Was he really adopted or was the adoption all set up? Why did he kill his mother? Why did they translate most of the written papers for the german audience, but not the Fleck file?
The worst thing for me: The permanent closeups of Phoenix' face. He's an ugly guy with bad teeth. What were we supposed to see in the close shots we wouldn't see from a larger distance?