"Masterpiece"? Maybe tone it down a bit...

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2020)

This is by no means a bad movie. It is actually a pretty good movie with great acting and very beautiful cinematography. But is it by any means a "masterpiece"? I don't think so. I had so many expectations of it that when I finished watching it, I felt a little disappointed to be honest. The problem with Joker is that the entire film, to me, at least, is like a textbook example of a standard good film, but it is just that, and thus the film feels really lacking plot-wise. Arthur's character development is understandable and reasonable, but there is no complexity to it. So much more could have been exploited from his psychological deterioration and how it relates to the relationships around him. It seems to me many people are overhyped only because it is "Joker"...