Could have used a rap number
Joker
Put on a happy face.
Rating
4.0 (2)
Release Date
10/1/2019Runtime
122 minsOverview
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
How It Feels
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A meticulously crafted descent into psychological collapse, anchored by a raw, committed performance that makes you an unwilling witness to a man's unraveling. It's profoundly uncomfortable, less a superhero origin story than a social autopsy of abandonment and indifference.
Mood
Dread-soakedBleakUnsettlingMournful
Themes
IsolationClassCorruptionComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
HandheldNaturalisticDesaturated
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm
Recent Reviews
The jonkler is out
The Joker is losing a half star on the rewatch. I was less interested when it wasn't all new to me.
I didn't know this had a late night talk show subplot, and I watched it after Late Night With the Devil, so that was an unexpectedly themed double feature.
Joaquin Phoenix is really convincing; I actually had a nightmare last night about Joker. It feels very disconnected from everything else I know about the character though. This Joker doesn't give me criminal mastermind vibes. I don't think this guy can plan a heist. If I put all of that aside, it's a pretty good drama.
Popular Reviews
Could have used a rap number
The jonkler is out
The Joker is losing a half star on the rewatch. I was less interested when it wasn't all new to me.
I didn't know this had a late night talk show subplot, and I watched it after Late Night With the Devil, so that was an unexpectedly themed double feature.
Joaquin Phoenix is really convincing; I actually had a nightmare last night about Joker. It feels very disconnected from everything else I know about the character though. This Joker doesn't give me criminal mastermind vibes. I don't think this guy can plan a heist. If I put all of that aside, it's a pretty good drama.
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