I am shocked because I didn't think I would be writing a bad review of the joker movie but here we are. Joaquin Phoenix did an exceptional job portraying Arthur Fleck, the cinematography was beautiful but that's where it ends. I feel that it had all the elements to be great but sadly they didn't execute it well. I understand that this Harley Quinn wasnt meant to be like the comics, but every time I saw her on screen I could only see Lady Gaga, and I love Lady Gaga but the character wasn't impactful on me. The movie progressed but I really didn't feel like we were going anywhere, there wasn't much plot progression. And the ending could've been executed much better, I was just left confused. And yes, it is a musical, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that the singing came at the most random of times, it slowed down the movie, it didn't make sense. I feel this movie could have been great but it was poorly executed.