Not a superhero movie, but rather a super movie about a person

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2019)

If you go watch Joker expecting the usual superhero tropes with good guys and villains (and maybe Batman?), you will be disappointed. But if you expect a really good story about human existence, Joker delivers and does it really well!
Joker is the story about and unfortunate random person - one that in real life may even live in your same neighborhood - that had a difficult life and is completely abandoned by society, and his development into the villain we all know (or though we knew?). This movie reminds us that evil people are often not born evil: they are created by society and people that surround them.
Joaquin Phoenix's performance is incredible and perfectly incarnates the Joker; he is the main reason that makes this movie as good as it is. The narration pace is sustained, with never a dull moment but without going too quickly either. The whole mix works really well, to the point of creating one of the best movies of the last years. Go watch it.