So, again, you have only yourself to blame for time wasted and those particular expectations not being met.
If you strip away its social/political statements and the heavy influence/ripoff of Martin Scorsese, the basic idea of the film - which was obvious from the first two trailers and you would have known if you'd bothered to watch them - is to show how a maniacal villain like The Joker could come to exist in the real world.
Dislike the film all you want. Dislike the idea of a hyper-realistic Joker all you want. You have every right to hate it. But I don't think it's fair to call any movie "bad" just because you don't like what that movie is trying to do. And it's certainly not your place to say how everyone else is going to feel about it down the line.
It's not the fault of the movie that you went into it blind. It's not the fault of the movie that you - for whatever reason - expected more plot from a character study. It's not the fault of the movie that you and your husband don't have a car. It's not the fault of the movie that you've had a bad week. It's not the fault of the movie that you're "such a nerd" that you can't accept a different interpretation of the character and the world he exists in. There are plenty of other "nerds" that have gladly accepted it - search "Joker review" on YouTube and you'll see plenty of them absolutely gushing over it while being surrounded by figures and posters and other assorted comic paraphernalia.
If you strip away its social/political statements and the heavy influence/ripoff of Martin Scorsese, the basic idea of the film - which was obvious from the first two trailers and you would have known if you'd bothered to watch them - is to show how a maniacal villain like The Joker could come to exist in the real world.
Dislike the film all you want. Dislike the idea of a hyper-realistic Joker all you want. You have every right to hate it. But I don't think it's fair to call any movie "bad" just because you don't like what that movie is trying to do. And it's certainly not your place to say how everyone else is going to feel about it down the line.
It's not the fault of the movie that you went into it blind. It's not the fault of the movie that you - for whatever reason - expected more plot from a character study. It's not the fault of the movie that you and your husband don't have a car. It's not the fault of the movie that you've had a bad week. It's not the fault of the movie that you're "such a nerd" that you can't accept a different interpretation of the character and the world he exists in. There are plenty of other "nerds" that have gladly accepted it - search "Joker review" on YouTube and you'll see plenty of them absolutely gushing over it while being surrounded by figures and posters and other assorted comic paraphernalia.