As a master of the psychological thriller film, director David Fincher has a few notes regarding the smash success Joker.

The gritty origin story of the DC Comics supervillian raked in more than $1 billion at the box office last year and earned a best actor Oscar for star Joaquin Phoenix, but the film was met with fierce criticism upon its arrival.

Many knocked the Joker for what they considered a sympathetic portrayal of a disaffected white mans descent into domestic terrorism. Others believed its exploration of the infamous character as a troubled loner reinforced the perception that the mentally ill are somehow more prone to violence.

Fincher scorched the Todd Phillips-directed blockbuster as an uninspired mashup that stood on the shoulders of more audacious films, speaking in an interview with The Telegraph posted on Saturday.