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Joker is DEAD!
Let me start by saying it is not all bad, The cinematography is exceptional as in the first film. Joaquin Phoenix plays the role exceptionally well, with his usual cringe-worthy performances as a wannabe Joker, especially in the court room scenes when he decides to defend himself were well acted.

Harley Quinn, she played her role very well for what she was given, but needed more depth more drama, more Bang!!.

The film itself, well the story line wasn’t what I expected, I was waiting for the moment when all hell broke loose, waiting for Joker to break out of Arkham and tear up the streets along side a reasonably placid Harley Quinn, but it never came and I got bored waiting, wanting and expecting more from my only true boyhood hero. Then the music and singing kept coming and coming and kept making me cringe on levels I had not felt in years since being forced to watch The Sound of Music.

At know point in time did I ever expect it to be a musical, because that’s what it became. I am very disappointed as I am a JOKER fanatic as you can see by my profile photo, I loved the first film, it was unique, beautiful, captivating and such a very different version that we have ever seen before, which kept you wanting more. So after almost 5 years of waiting and anticipating what was to come, this is what we get a freaking musical.

200 million dollars spent and definitely nothing that we all had imagined we would be watching. I never finished the film.

I switched off around 1 hour and 38 minutes in, I was gutted and felt let down, almost heartbroken that this wait and a very long wait left me feeling the way I did.

This is just my opinion and I guess there will be people that love this film and I don’t begrudge those who do.