When laughter isn't the best medicine

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2020)

Arthur Fleck's story will make you feel some sympathy for this man that has a seemingly lonely life working as a clown entertainer while still living with his mother. He laughs inappropriately - a laugh that's so full of pain that it will make you cringe, and hands out cards letting people know that it's a medical condition. As his story builds, you can begin to wonder what's real and what's delusion. By the end of the movie you understand a little bit why the Joker is a wild card.