Fits perfectly into Heath Ledger's performance without being an imitation. A fantastic character study.

Rating: 9/10 (5 October 2019)

When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I admit I was very concerned that Joaquin Phoenix would be reinterpreting Heath Ledger's defining performance. Or worse yet, imitating. Now having seen it, I can say that my concern was fake news. Phoenix provides a fragile, entirely empathetic while horrific character study that dovetails perfectly with Heath Ledger's performance. It isn't a shadow, but you can see pieces fall into place that set Joker's trajectory and that of Gotham itself as well. I recommend you ignore any haters and see this movie. See it for what it is and see it for the mythos it builds upon. This is not a comic book/superhero movie. But it is an extraordinary film in every regard.