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Joaquin Phoenix's visceral performance as the downtrodden street clown who transforms into the"Joker" was hailed by critics as"sensational" and"unnerving" on Saturday, as his pitch-black supervillain origin story premiered at the Venice film festival.
Instantly identifiable for his green shock of hair, white face paint and unnaturally stretched grin, the Joker has been played by a host of Hollywood stars including Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger, who won a posthumous Oscar for the role in 2009. Phoenix researched political assassins in his efforts to pin down the elusive Joker and said he had an idea of a"particular personality, a particular type".
Screen Daily's Tim Grierson said the film may not have the same massive box office success as other comic book movies, but it predicted"rave reviews for Phoenix's unnerving portrayal should entice viewers who are tired of superhero films but might be open to something a little more character-driven and psychologically complex".
"My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face," he says."She told me I had a purpose to bring laughter and joy to the world."
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