Horrifyingly riveting

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2019)

The last study of an excruciating descent into madness may have been Taxi Driver. Ironically Robert DeNiro starred in that and costars here. That is where the similarities end. This movie will make you cringe, squirm and uncomfortably remind us all of times in our life when we looked away from troubled individuals. Joachim Phoenix will win the best actor at the Golden Globes, the Oscars and any other award show on the planet. I did not want to give this film a 10 out of 10 stars only because it was TOO REAL! Phoenix was in pretty much every frame and it will go down as his masterpiece. If no one ever saw Joker the world may actually be a better, safer place.