Review of Joker (2019) by Mrwolfy_ — 22 Jan 2020

'Joker' was a dark, thrilling, and brilliant film that made you go 'wow'. The film brought out such fear and disturbance that you typically wouldn't see in these types of superhero movies.

The acting was just PHENOMENAL. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker/Arthur Fleck) had one of the best most spectacular performances of the year! It was a perfect display of mental illness and sometimes you can just FEEL what the Joker was going through as Phoenix displays such amazing raw talent. I also believe Robert De Niro displayed a good performance as well as acting as Murray Franklin, a popular talk-show host. He really felt like an actual talk show host and his acting towards the end was fantastic. 'Joker' excels greatly in certain scenes, especially towards the end. To avoid spoilers, the scenes towards the end of the film is just ASTONISHING. It's worth watching on its own! The camerawork and music cues were splendid as well.

Unfortunately, I believe there were a couple of flaws in the film which can be subjective. I deeply apologize but I think the film's pacing was a little bit off at times. It was slow at times.

Otherwise, it's one of, if not, the best film of 2019. I would give this a 9.5 if I could. The critics' reviews are honestly questionable at a glance.