Dark and Depressing Descent into Madness

Rating: 7/10 (31 October 2019)

This is Not a movie that will leave you feeling good, thats for sure! Its sad, depressing and very well acted by Phoenix, but its a tough watch ,violent and crazy like a descent into madness.Maybe thats what the director was aiming to achieve and if so, he has succeeded. Didi i like it? No not at all.Did it hold my interest? yes, for the most part,though some sick scenes I fast forwarded through but credit to the lead actor, he played crazy to perfection and his acting held my attention.Did i enjoy it? No not really, it was well acted but a painful watch and not something I'd ever watch again...I wanted to check this out mainly because of heath ledgers stellar performance in the dark knight and I wanted to see how This compared..Well, this actor and his portrayl was head and shoulder above jared leto's joker..Much deeper and more layered than leto but NOT in the same league as ledgers masterpiece..It cant compare....Heaths performance was unique and i can see how Phoenix wanted to bring his own uniqueness to this role...he succeeded,its a joker unlike any other that we have seen but as well acted and as Interesting as ledgers? heck no, not even close...Ledgers joker was one i Wanted to see again and again, and I was blown away each time i watched... whereas this movie, I dont care to ever watch again...it was a curiosity that was satisfied but hold no desire to go through watching it again..