No review does this film enough justice, it is in every way a masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2019)

Jaquin Phoenix gives the most devoted, perfect performance to give the shine on what is the most brilliant movie I have seen in recent years, from the opening scene to the moment the credits role this movie is extremely hard to fault.
After Heath Ledger this part was always going to be difficult, for many obvious reasons plus his outstanding portrayal, but the new angle in Joker gives the role a gritty freshness that is so capturing I didn't find myself making any comparisons, without offering spoilers Phoenix nailed it. The slow descent of the charecter in this origin film is dark, rough and most of all very sad and throughout it all you feel everything he feels. There is no 'super' in this supervillain's early story so what you're left with is a man that you can relate to, and that's what makes this so damn good.
It isn't often I asvise people that they 'must go' to the cinema, but if you haven't seen this yet then you really must go, it needs the big screen and sound. In 20 years this will be the film people are still fond of.