Joker Reviews

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• unrelenting, grimly funny and brilliantly visceral reinvention of the DC supervillain. This is a truly nightmarish vision of late-era capitalism -- arguably the best social horror film since "Get Out" -- and Joaquin Phoenix is magnetic in it

  by Phil de Semlyen [Time Out London ]

• Todd Phillips keeps the pacing steady and satisfying over two hours, fueling the suspense and modulating the peaks and climactic builds with assurance; Phoenix.. makes "Joker" such a distinctively edgy entry in the Hollywood comics industrial complex

  by David Rooney [The Hollywood Reporter ]

• this movie is really, really good; "Joker" is a compelling character study that is propelled to greatness on the lithe, bony shoulders of Joaquin Phoenix, who delivers a powerhouse performance as the perpetually browbeaten wannabe comedian Arthur Fleck

  by Dan Casey [Nerdist ]

• Joaquin Phoenix's performance is astonishing; playing a geek with an unhinged mind, yet he's so controlled that he's mesmerizing

  by Owen Gleiberman [Variety ]

• Joaquin Phoenix's fully committed performance and Todd Phillips' masterful albeit loose reinvention of the DC source material make "Joker" a film that should leave comic book fans and non-fans alike disturbed and moved in all the right ways

  by Jim Vejvoda [IGN ]

• Joaquin Phoenix gives a tour de force performance, fearless and stunning in its emotional depth and physicality; "Joker" is one of the true masterpieces of the superhero cinema, and one of 2019's greatest achievements

  by Mark Hughes [Forbes ]

• bold, devastating and utterly beautiful, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have not just reimagined one of the most iconic villains in cinema history, but reimagined the comic book movie itself

  by Terri White [Empire Magazine ]

• a gloriously daring and explosive film; Todd Phillips's daring reboot of the DC Comics antihero is brilliantly brought to life by its star

  by Xan Brooks [The Guardian ]

• "Joker" is unquestionably the boldest reinvention of 'superhero' cinema since "The Dark Knight"; a true original that's sure to be remembered as one of the most transgressive studio blockbusters of the 21st century

  Review rate : C+ by David Ehrlich [Indiewire ]

• "Joker" is a thrilling, haunting character study; it is unlike other films in the shared big screen universe by existing in its own space, it is also different in every other imaginable way -- from all comic book movies before it

  by Brandon Davis [Comicbook ]

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