David Fincher Says Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Was ‘a Betrayal of the Mentally Ill’

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David Fincher Says Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Was ‘a Betrayal of the Mentally Ill’ https://t.co/pilLleLQea pic.twitter.com/flZue7UBn4
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) November 14, 2020
In the latest instalment of "Fincher Has a Hot Take", the director recently described the hit film 'The Joker' in an interview with The Telegraph, likening the film to a mash-

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[xoxo_tkn]

is he the author of my favorite review

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voters-react-joker-avoiding-it-1245781

Male member of directors branch: "I found the film to be a bold effort, but one that is a cynical mess: overly grim, hollow and distractingly derivative of early [Martin] Scorsese, especially [1976's] Taxi Driver and [1982's] The King of Comedy. And not nearly as good. I also found it to be more than a bit irresponsible, in terms of its depiction of both mental illness and violence. When violence is meant only to shock, I find it loathsome. It isn’t grounded in any real characterization. It also seems the film was made only to provoke. But I find it isn’t interesting enough to do that. Subtlety is not the director or lead actor's strong suit here. I found the performance fully committed, but one-note, full of bombast and, ultimately, exhausting. It's not nearly as affecting as Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here [2017] or Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master [2012], in which Joaquin starred. But in this town, the most acting equals the best acting, so I suspect I’m in the minority. Finally, I found the film to be a big disappointment (after having taken the Golden Lion) and one filled with self-importance. A film that strives to illuminate issues we, as a nation, are truly facing - incels, bullying, extreme violence. But one that feels all second-hand."

[maeir]

fincher or not, he is not wrong

[champagnexdream]

I agree with this review and also yeah it def sounds like him lol

[thethingiswhat]

Whoever wrote this review is spot on. Also agree with him that Joaquin was amazing in The Master. Should have been his Oscar that year.

[fernandocolunga]

Is he wrong tho

[ahegao]

lol it's 100% him

[chaotic_n]

This sounds just like him and I 100% agree

[poisonedsky]

Lol oh wow this does sound like him

[bellwetherr]

lmao i love this review so much

[jessickah]

I agree with this whole heartedly.

[2_on]

100%

[fleurs_sauvage7]

Not wrong! And it def sounds like him.

[trekkiepetrelli]

that's a bang on review