Is it a pastiche? Is it a homage? Is it just derivative? Whatever the (clearly deliberate) links to Taxi Driver and especially King of Comedy, Joker remains a powerful film anchored by Joaquin Phoenix’s painfully physical portrayal of Batman’s cackling nemesis. It’s not a film you forget, and brings an extra dimension to Heath Ledger’s… Read More
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Broody Bale still the best Batman, but mumbling Bane – oh dear oh dear. Promised much but underdelivers. 7/10
Very good noir action movie – still a benchmark for the genre, partly thanks to Heath Ledger’s Joker, but Bale’s Batman is top notch. 9/10