Joaquin has achieved the seemingly impossible!

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2019)

I've seen every cinematic portrayal of the Joker so far and never thought I'd find myself saying anyone played the character better than Ledger, but Joaquin Phoenix's version of the clown villian has matched and in my opinion exceeded that of The Dark Knight's. Phoenix keeps you mesmerised from start to finish, and you become totally enveloped in his story and character development.
Although Joker links in the Batman/Wayne storyline, do NOT go to the cinema expecting a comic book movie - this is a character driven drama and not one for the kids, with some pretty brutal scenes. Joaquin Phoenix is a tour de force in this movie, if he doesn't receive an Oscar for Joker it will be a travesty. Kudos also goes to director Todd Phillips for his first dramatic movie, Joker is a fantastic debut. Go see it!!