Mesmerising

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2019)

Phoenix delivers a mesmerising performance completely lacking in vanity as troubled Arthur Fleck pushed over the edge by a society motivated by money and unaccepting of those less fortunate. His mental and physical transformation from start to finish from oppressed and hunched would be stand up comedian to confident, upright Joker, dancing in the streets, with his followers ready to riot in support of the "kill the rich" movement is nothing short of brilliant. An acting masterclass and something I have't seen in a movie for far too long. The Bruce Wayne/Batman tie ins are neatly done and not too distracting. Wonderfully directed, great music........I really didn't want it to end.