Joker

— After all the hype, “Joker” just wasn’t very interesting. The infamous joker’s backstory ends up being visually somewhat stunning but that’s not nearly enough to make up for the excruciatingly slow cadence of the film. While Joaquin Phoenix may be good, it feels like someone’s strapped you in a chair in some basement studio to witness private method acting lessons that are a little too dramatic. The film goes on and on and on and, honestly, there’s no way to have any sympathy for the character or, for that matter, to have much interest in anything except how quickly the film will end. I know there’s talk of it’s potential to incite violence but it was so dull that I nearly nodded off.

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[2019. 121 min. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, and Zazie Beetz.]
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