Overrated "Wag the Dog" level of media-hype

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2020)

Meh, it's okay. Joaquin's decent acting is the only redeeming part. His acting isn't the best I've seen, and is quite overrated in this also. I think Adam Driver in Marriage Story deserves the Oscar a lot more.
The movie Joker is okay. It's defintely not worth the 11 Oscars it was nominated for. Several superb movies were snubbed for nominations this year which would have certainly denied Joker of the nominations it got.
The media storm surrounding Joker is quite perplexing, as there is absolutely nothing remarkable or boundary-pushing about it. It seems that media storm was a "Wag the Dog" operation to drive attention to it, which makes a lot of sense given that it has now been nominated for 11 Oscars.
I like Joaquin's advocacy for animal rights and veganism, and for that purpose I would be happy for him to get the attention he's getting. But as for pure acting performance, Adam Driver is the clear frontrunner in my opinion.