One of the Best of the Year

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2020)

As a DC Comic Book film, it adds the appropriate character and story beats and delivers a thoughtful, compelling, insane origin of its most famous villain; however beneath the surface, the film dives into what society can do to someone and the discussion of nature versus nurture; what it means to be the average person in an otherwise average, uncaring, unjust society. Joaquin gives one of his best performances ever; He carries the character to an extreme where it would be an unworthy movie if any other person were to play this introspective take on Joker. The supporting cast, while not doing much, add to the story and thought process of Arthur himself. If there were one complaint, that would be that the way things play out in the film seem coincidental and some scenes are overwhelmingly obvious at points. However, those are just nitpicks. If you're looking for a new, innovative, creative, dark, faithful, introspective take on the clown prince of crime; then this film will easily make your top ten.