A Chilling Portrayal

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2019)

As the headline says, a chilling and fantastic portrayal of a mad psychic villain we all know the Joker is. There is no doubt Phoenix is fantastic and undoubtedly an Oscar winner in the new year (shock horror I know).
But apart from that, I found the overall movie good, made a lot better by Joaquin. Some slow parts, some well directed and gory scenes, but some more questions in the story. For example was it me or did the directors change the Wayne killing scene at the end? I for one thought that's what the climax would be building to (trying not to say too much on that to spoil it).
What you cant complain about is the performance of Joaquin. FANTASTIC! Played the part brilliantly and that laugh is so haunting and chilling. If you watched Phoenix in Gladiator you would see that he is at such ease playing a psychopath.
So in summary a very good solid movie, made even better by a truly stunning best actor performance. Be very interesting to see where they take this next.