Disturbing And Riveting Off-The-Chart Performance by Joaquin Phoenix 👏

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2019)

Joaquin Phoenix produces one of the most memorable performances ever captured in a feature film. Whether or not he actually takes home hardware is irrelevant, but there is no doubt he will be nominated by major film/acting awards organizations for his stunning and disturbing portayal of Joker.
Joaquin puts on a virtuoso spotlight performance, and elevates the movie to legendary status. Credit director Todd Philips for building tension throughout the film, capturing the nuances of Joker's tortured dark-side slide into deranged, violent insanity, keeping the film's pace and flow on-track without unnecessary fill, utilizing and applying various camera lenses, shot angles, lighting, colors/hues, aperture settings (e.g. bokeh), and scene framing, and allowing Joaquin to tap into his own dark corners and utilize his unique acting instincts in developing his character.
Phoenix's acting performance leaves nothing on the table - if keeping score, Phoenix tallies a perfect 10 producing a truly legendary performance, and transforming the film from God knows what it would have been with another actor to a 9/10.
A performance that one will not easily forget.