A Modern Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2019)

Guys y'all should believe the hype. Joker seriously is that good. Everything on display here is on point from the beautiful cinematography to the fantastic performances. This movie manages to be actually funny while also being very disturbing while also not showing much of the violence. The filmmaking heightens what is really just gunshots into being something that you actually find terrifyingly gritty and real. It's the same reason I love The Texas Chainsaw Massacre so much. But yeah I need to talk about the elephant in the room. Joaquin Phoenix hits it into the next state with this performance. He completely sells everything he attempts to do and makes you feel even more disturbed by his actions later down the line because he made you feel sympathetic about his situation. I honestly can't decide between Heath Ledger's performance and Joaquin's. He's that good guys. Todd Phillips did an amazing job directing with memorable moment after memorable moment. Every scene has something happening that you will thinking about for days to come. The pacing is perfect with nothing ever dragging or becoming stale and it makes you believe every step into his madness manifesting as it does. I honestly can't find any substantial flaws so if you haven't seen it you totally should.