Well after seeing this film I asked myself the question above. Why? Why even make it?
A few years back Joker was an excellent movie, a well acted and written character story about Arthur Fleck and his descent into insanity. I never really considered him a true "Joker" but as a look at mental health and its issues this was a good film. It was also a one off and should have stayed that way because....
Joker: Folie à Deux is a mess. The acting is uneven from everyone, the pacing is incredibly sluggish and the worst part is the story. It is idiocy and destroys the character of Arthur Fleck in the process. In fact it actively undoes the character development in the last film. Also the character of Harley Quinn is so oddly written she is not Harley Quinn at all.
The movie is underperforming at the boxoffice and hopefully is just buried and forgotten.
A few years back Joker was an excellent movie, a well acted and written character story about Arthur Fleck and his descent into insanity. I never really considered him a true "Joker" but as a look at mental health and its issues this was a good film. It was also a one off and should have stayed that way because....
Joker: Folie à Deux is a mess. The acting is uneven from everyone, the pacing is incredibly sluggish and the worst part is the story. It is idiocy and destroys the character of Arthur Fleck in the process. In fact it actively undoes the character development in the last film. Also the character of Harley Quinn is so oddly written she is not Harley Quinn at all.
The movie is underperforming at the boxoffice and hopefully is just buried and forgotten.