Visceral watch

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2019)

A great, raw pic describing the origins of the Joker. Although, the homage is greater to Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' than to any Batman movie.
A visceral exploration of mental illness and a deep character study facilitated by an emotional and convincing performance by Phoenix.
Overall, very much enjoyed the original take, aided by cohesive storytelling and fantastic performances. Only detracting factor was homage sometimes swayed into plagiarism with remarkable similarities to Taxi Driver. While the film felt like a win for original storytelling it may also have been another victim to Hollywood's plague of remakes and sequels masked by a thin vineer of apparent uniqueness .
Worthwhile watch in 2019!