On the nose, silly and forced

Rating: 5/10 (6 October 2019)

Phoenix is great. The cinematography as well. That's it.
The world described in the film is not realistic, despite what they try to *tell* you. They don't show, they never show. Everything that happens is finalized to sustain Fleck's downfall. It's not organic, it feels forced. A lot of ideas, none of them explored sufficiently.
The movie is basically an amalgamation of Taxi Driver and King of Comedy. Too many scenes that were "inspired" by those two great masterpieces, that deal with these matters in an actual thoughtful and mature way.
This truly is the "we live in a society" film.
I wanted to like it, I really did. I couldn't. I'm sorry? Go cry in the corner, if you're offended by my opinion.