Joker: Folie a Deux(The Madness of Two)

 My wife and I decided to go and see the new Joker movie that came out on October 4, 2024, last night. Joker Folie A Deux or as it translates to "madness of two" was not as exciting as the trailers made it seem. We see in the trailer that Harley Quinn is a patient at Arkham Asylum but what you find out later in the movie is the reason why, and it is a little disappointing. The movie was not very well perceived or even received by audiences and critics. Normally when movies like this come out the critics will say it was not done as well as it should have been but fans will rate it higher than what critics say. However, this was an unexpected circumstance where fans and critics agreed. The critic website known as Rotten Tomatoes listed the two scores: Critics rated it 32%, and fans rated it 32%. The male lead, Joaquin Phoenix, did a stupendous job at some points. The Female lead portrayed by famous singer Lady Gaga, did a very good job but did not quite measure up to the character she was supposed to portray.

The movie was lackluster and disappointing, not entirely because most of it was set in Arkham focusing on his life in the corrections facility, but because in my opinion there was too much singing. I expected there to be some singing in certain parts but only a few songs. Though there was singing nearly every 20-ish minutes. After the first hour of the film whenever they started to sing I could hear the individuals behind and in front of me silently groaning to which I agreed. This sequel to 2019's JOKER was by far the worst interpretation of the Clown Prince of Crime. The 2016 portrayal of Joker by actor Jared Leto, while ill-received, was better than this movie's version. If you have not already seen Joker: Folie a Deux, I urge you not to. It is a mockery of everything Joker and the ending could have been better if done differently.

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