Great Joker Side Story!

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2019)

Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro and Frances Conroy star in this 2019 thriller based on the DC comics. Phoenix (Walk the Line) plays Arthur Fleck, a struggling comedian who has a tough life dealing with a mental condition of laughter and tending to his ill mother, Penny (Conroy). Arthur's life starts going in a more twisted direction where he becomes his alter-ego clown, the Joker which brings chaos to Gotham City. De Niro (Goodfellas) plays Murray Franklin, a talk show host. This is a great side story of the clown menace, Phoenix gives a terrific performance and I like the score too. I recommend this.