Good acting good story progression but it's depressing

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2019)

Yes the acting was good (surprised to learn the same actor in one of my top 10 movies Gladiator) the way the story progresses is what kept me watching. It has surprising twists along the way l think that's needed as it's a long movie.
There are links to the batman movie l don't think some of these links were convincingly executed. I think the suffering Phoenix experiences is entirely possible there are cruel people in the world. l found his laughter funny but then l realised it wasn't suppose to be funny. That was weird for me as l had to stop myself from laughing.
I think this movie was a bit overhyped though it's something you watch once. It's a depressing and dark movie about mental health (some 'violent' scenes being uncomfortable) it's not something I'd want in my top 10 of movies or even consider buying for my collection. For a top 10 movie l ask myself would l watch it again and again and the answer is definitely not.