This time thumbs up!

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2019)

What a fantastic evening out - with son and daughter (both older than the lead!) and loads of popcorn to see Joaquin Phoenix give the performance of his life in Joker.
No spoilers and a huge amount to contemplate and revisit in further viewings. Suffice to say this is a slow burn movie with brilliant director, leading cast and cinematography and run down Gotham City staging that makes this a mesmerising movie experience. Everyone will be talking about their favourite moments - mine includes a certain door key!
Joaquin as the evil Emperor Commodus gave us the famous 'thumbs down' to Russell Crowe as Maximus in Gladiator but it is a resounding 'thumbs up' for his remarkable portrayal of mentally ill Arthur Fleck in his descent to madness to become the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.
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