I saw it twice, and want to see it again! Can't wait for blu ray release and extended scenes.

Saw it last night. I gave it a 8/10 in the poll.

Liked it a lot, would not consider it a "masterpiece" of any sort tho. Excelent cinematography and sound. I am short of words of praise for Joaquin Phoenix perfomance which was very strong, nuanced and just plain carried the film. Even the body language has a ton of presence.
I think it wouldve been better if they didnt link it to the Batman universe (particularly a scene in the end if you know what I mean) and I think the screenplay wasnt all that great when it comes to the linear plot and the way they present social lack of empathy and cynism, which I thought was a bit forced, even tho it serves the character to some extent.

I understand the controversy, tho I think any form of violence should be acceptable to display in film according to the movie's rating. Entertainment mediums are supposed to entertain, not educate. Thats for your school and mostly for your family to do. But i dont live in the USA and I perceive that is an american issue.

Would recommend it tho, cause overall is a very good film.

I thought it was pretty good.  I give it 8.5, but rounding it up to 9.  I am suspecting that this film might grow on me more if I rewatch it.  It seems like the type of movie, where I might want to rewatch it and analyze every scene.

Just finished it and thought it was spectacular. Through the whole thing I saw parallels of someone really close to me that is socially awkward, only looks at her phone and laughs, and tries to figure out people by looking at their behaviors (so she can fit in). Needless to say I almost cried.

I think they were trying to make the Joker unrelateable but I was sympathetic through the whole thing. And I have friends that says they were bored but I think they are more into dumb action. Don't get me wrong. I am too! But this movie was something else.

Not wasting my time on it. DC needs to release three consecutive movies that achieve at least 75% on the Tomatometer before I think about giving them another chance. Joker just sets the count back to zero, like Aquaman before it.

That's an interesting take. Can't you just enjoy it as a stand-alone film? I was kind of against the idea of a Joker origin movie, because he's always been, from my time in the world of comics at least, a total mystery, and I wasn't keen on potentially taking a journey into the mind of an idiot to see their take on story that had never been told. And back to your stance: Isn't this movie it's own separate thing? Insofar as it has nothing to do with the ugly mess that is (was?) the DCCU? Anywhoo, please don't read this as aggro. I can assure you I'm in my pajamas smoking a pipe.

So you let Rotten Tomatoes do your thinking for you? Especially when a good portion of the critics who reviewed this film had an agenda going in and brought the score down because they had their heads shoved so far up their own ass with their bias and couldn't look at the movie at what it was trying to do and present because it wasn't Marvel. 

Why not just see the film and decide for yourself? 

I found watching the film very uncomfortable at times, but I don't mean this in a bad way. When reflecting on it, think you have to remember this is a supervillian movie, not a superhero one. It is from the perspective of its main antagonist. I feel it is unlikely a comparable film will ever be made.

As for the Joker himself, I agree with many that Joaquin Phoenix is brilliant in the role. If you think of other recent iterations, they retain elemnts that while they are menacing, are ultimately a bit cartoonish (at least by comparison). With this Joker, while you see a human side of him, his action are horrific and you cannot sympathise with him even if his plight with his mental health, poverty etc are relatable. I also noted his body language and what you might describe as his swagger. You can notice throughout the film it gradually change from a performance in the first scene to more of a 'celebration' at the end, where it is in tune with the sort of mannerism you associate with the Joker elsewhere.

This is what ultimately, for me, makes him far scarier than any other interpretation of the Joker I've seen, including Heath Ledger's.

As others have pointed out, it's a very well crafted film, but I'd add the stipulation that I don't entirely agree with it's message and could poke holes in certain plot elements relating to them. I sympathized with the Joker while also fully recognizing that he made the wrong choices at nearly every turn, but I'm also a functioning adult so there.

The controversy surrounding it is pure activist crap that ended up equaling higher ticket sales, so just another in a long instance of modern day moral outrage activists shooting themselves in the foot. Regardless of how much it makes, this was DC's most influential film since the Dark Knight. It had a couple of good twists and it's a very culturally appropriate movie.

Not sure what to rate it. It's definitely well above average, but I also feel like it wasn't a fulfilling movie experience the way I would describe the many repeat viewings of the Dark Knight were for me. I'd say it just isn't the type of movie for me, but I like darker subject material in my entertainment. I'm probably an outlier either way.

Wonderful movie and i hope all the world see this. 10/10