Have people seen the film or just giving the trailer a 10?

Rating: 6/10 (5 October 2019)

Look, in some aspects the film is a triumph. The way it has been shot is beautiful, the score is excellent, there is a true depression to the film that feels authentic and the performance from Phoenix is flawless.
The main problem is that the Joker is supposed to be the archetype of a super villain, causing chaos where ever he goes, charming, intelligent and ultra violent. Phoenix's Joker is as far removed from this depiction as possible; a pathetic loser that only by luck it seems fulfils his destiny. Whilst I really enjoyed the premise of the film - a slow decent in to insanity, it would have been a lot more effective if the character was a little bit more sociopathic and a lot less self loathing.
Another thing that really stood out for me was the lack of subtlety in the script, it seems as if the director has no trust the viewers intelligence, numerous times throughout the film you are basically force fed the narrative as if you could not figure it out for yourself.
For all its attempts of being a psychological thriller, the Joker unfortunately misses the mark, which makes me just a little bit crazy.