I spotted that 'Joker' was available on the Netflix last night, so I thought that (as I recall it was critically acclaimed) I would settle down to watch it.
Well it was all very wonderfully filmed with obviously high production values, and the sets and vehicles being used etc were spot-on for the period.
But the dialogue was almost impossible to follow as the oft-used, modern 'acting' method of mumbling half your words made it hard work.
And (as those of you that have seen my 'film reviews' before will know) I always impose my '15 minutes' ** rule (I can sometimes extend it to 20 minutes if I'm watching a film that I expect to be deliberately a bit 'slow').
'Joker' did not even get past 13 minutes before I was reaching for the remote control to switch it off. Nothing of any interest had happened except a couple of scenes of Alfred or Arthur (or whatever his name was) doing stuff.
I'm damned glad I didn't pay money to watch it at the cinema.
** The '15 minutes' rule stems from (I think the only) film I went to watch at the cinema with the then wife.....'15 Minutes'.
A proper turkey of a film with poor acting, awful plot, a glaring lack of continuity, and some massive plot holes.
It was an act of endurance forcing myself to sit through it to the end, which I only did because I had paid for tickets, but that was the film that made me wonder if they called it '15 minutes' because that was how long they expected people to stay in the cinema? ##
Nevertheless, it made me promise myself that in future, I won't waste more than 15 minutes of my time on any film that isn't going anywhere quick.
(## - no, I know they called it that after the saying that 'everyone is famous for 15 minutes')
Here is a link to the IMDB for the film, but I warn you, even reading the plot is probably enough to bore you to tears.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179626/