Great Script, Poor Execution

Rating: 6/10 (30 March 2020)

I went into this movie expecting a DC film about The Joker. What I wasn't expecting, was a movie that took itself way way too seriously. The psychological disorder that Arthur suffers from is laughable (no pun intended). The people that thought this spoke to the mentally Ill are the same people that thought Black Panther was revolutionary. This movie does not depict what actual Depression is like.
Now for the stuff I really enjoyed about this movie. I do not believe this was a good role for Joaquin Phoenix (The voice is just not Joker), but I believe he gave a terrific performance nonetheless. It was obvious from the get go that this was his movie. The acting and the dialogue were 10/10.
But the bad outweighs the good. First of all, I could not stand the musical score they went with. There was absolutely no variety to it and it honestly hurt to listen to. We also did not get to see many other performances in this movie and it was a waste of De Niro and Beetz. I also think that glorifying of murder and chaos was far too abundant. This film made all of the heroes the bad guys. Thomas Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and the local population were just scumbags in this film.
Overall, I was mostly disappointed but Phoenix got me through this flick. Probably will not see again.