Phoenix reaches Ledger and Nicholson level status

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2019)

If Phoenix doesn't win Best Actor, I'll be disappointed. I went in expecting a movie for teenage boys and came out riveted and stunned. It literally sent chills up and down my spine like the first time hearing "Eruption" by Van Halen or "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. The Joker as reimagined by Phoenix was a tough act to follow. Yet, he equals Jack and Heath & surpasses them both in some ways. This film is worthy of viewing repeatedly. I'm a crusty, old 48 year old, who was 18, when the original Batman played by Nicholson was brand new.