This is something special...

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2019)

It is hard to describe the content and acting as anything other than astonishing. I felt uncomfortable, nervous and excited all at the same time through both of my current viewings, followed by a chilling buzz during the last few sequences of the film.
Phoenix's performance is nothing but perfect, I believed he was Arthur Fleck/Joker the entire way through and find it hard to look at him the same way now, all I can see is Joker. His performance was painful to watch, but in the right way. This is a character that does terrible things, but his journey and struggles are heart breaking to watch, the performance never lets off, you never feel truly comfortable.
Tod Philips did a great job of bringing an original in-depth version of the Joker to screen and I have no problem at all with it mimicking past films, it brings them all together is a justified and brilliant way.
This is now one of my favourite films ever, deserving the the praise it gets...the critics, clearly they just got offended.