5 stars for Joaquin Phoenix

Rating: 5/10 (10 November 2019)

Joaquin Phoenix flawlessly acted the part he was given and I give all my 5 stars to his acting abilities. However, who is the Joker and what should his character portray? I did some research online and here is what I found from more seasoned comic book nerds, far more qualified than me:
"The Joker is a homicidal, psychopathic, ruthless, sadistic, maniacal, lunatic, manipulative, intelligent and diabolical master criminal who wants nothing but chaos and anarchy wherever he goes, as well as reveling in the suffering of others".
Now, despite Joaquin displaying an amazing performance, I asked myself one question - By the end of the movie, do I see anything close to a supervillain? My answer to that is NO. Sure this Joker is mentally unwell and you feel sad for him. But is he a manipulative, intelligent and diabolical master criminal? Hardly, instead he is portrayed as rather unintelligent and lacking of many qualities that a master criminal would require. What about his age in this movie? What is he, 45? So how old is he when Bruce becomes Batman - 60+?
I see this as a good movie for displaying the progression of a mentally unwell person but a bad portrayal of the Joker.