Worth every one of those 10 stars

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2020)

I found the Joker trailer pretty compelling but then when I came across the dozens and dozens of 1 star reviews here opposing all the dozens and dozens of 10 star reviews I sat there wondering how the hell could a film divide so many people so massively? There were so many that I couldn't ignore it, I started watching the movie thinking there was a possibility I would be bitterly disappointed.
In the end I was delighted to discover it is indeed a masterpiece, a fantastic piece of cinematic history, one of the most enjoyable movies I have watched in a long time. The acting is just superb, the story excellent, the musical score was quite haunting and the directing was exquisite - quite simply 10 out of 10.
How could so many people not enjoy it? The only explanation I can come up with it that perhaps they went to the cinema expecting a Batman movie, or hoping that it would be a CGI-packed action movie like the typical DC comic movie. If that's what you were expecting then I can understand the disappointment but to give it just 1 star because you felt stupid or foolish is really unfair.
This is an incredibly compelling origin story with some sensational acting that deserves every Oscar it wins (which I am sure it will) but to those of you expecting a standard Batman or Ironman flick or if you're hoping for Wonder Woman to jump out from behind a car then you will be disappointed. It is a fantastic movie.