Director Todd Phillips’ “Joker” isn’t the first comic book movie with a dark tone and serious themes, but it is the most removed from what people expect from a film linked to a superhero property.
Make no mistake, “Joker” is a dark, disturbing psychological drama and character study that exists in a bleak, nihilistic world. There are no fun action set-pieces. There are no feats of heroic derring-do. In fact, there’s no hero at all.
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