Blown away

Rating: 9/10 (10 October 2019)

Wow. I need to go back and see this again. And Again. I struggle to remember an acting performance this riveting. Once is not so often, we stumble upon masterstrokes in acting performanceTom Hanks in Forrest Gump; Russel Crowe in A Beautiful Mind; Denzel Washington in Hurricane; Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady; J. K Simmons in Whiplash; Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder. I need to add Joaquim Phoenix in the Joker to this.
What he achieved here is telling what pop culture has asked for decades: how the Joker came to be. He did this so well, we may look at the character in a totally different light.
All other actors should start working on material for the 2021 Oscar best actor award. 2020's award's already taken.