The Joker starring the quite brilliant Joaquin Phoenix with a nice cameo guest appearance from that master of his chosen craft Bob De Niro and without reservation my film recommendation of the year. Its about the artsy world of clowning and its about mimes and its about mental illness and its about becoming a character and its about so many different things that encompass that dark seedy underbelly of gotham city. The story is told through the eyes of a mentally ill man who is desperately struggling with abandonment issues . Joaquin phoenixs performance and commitment to the role is beyond the superlative and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.