Send in the clowns!

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2019)

Excellent casting, wonderful directing. A lot of thought has clearly gone into every scene. Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal. Music works well. All in all, a very good piece, yet not your average comic book adaptation.
To those saying there's too much Joaquin in it: this is a character study and much of what we see is through Arthur's eyes.
To those commenting on Joaquin overdoing it: he plays a mentally unstable character, yet manages to portray every feeling in a believable way.
To those complaining there is too much drama, too little Joker specific mayhem: this is the becoming of.
To those saying it's depressing: yes, living with a mental illness is depressing. And no, society does't do much to help. (Do you never see impaired people being ridiculed in real life?)
To those commenting on how Gotham is dark: why was there a need for Batman, remind me?
For the critics: get over yourselves.