Mediocre at best

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2020)

The hype for this movie was huuuuge and i was eager to see it on the big screen. I felt the movie was too long for no reason. Many scenes with nothing particular to show. I was waiting for 1.5h for some action and when it starts, before it peaks, the movie ends. The acting was ok but imo Phoenix was overacting most of the times, making me feel that this is just a movie and i couldn't really relate with the character. The plot did point out a few interesting issues around mental health, but only those who feel that its cool to be depressed can appreciate. The real depressed people have already been there harder than Joker. Most of the people i've talked with, that saw and ADORE the movie, didn't even fully understand it. I'm probably a little bit more strict because of all the hype and the claims of the "movie of the millenium", but i'm not the type of person that wants to go against the flow and not like what others like. I was really hoping to like the movie and was happy to go see it and it let me down. To sum up, i can't say that i wasted my time watching it but i definitely don't plan to watch it again in the near future (or ever).