Joker: Folie à Deux: reviews

What the critics say average 5.8 from 4 outlets

• 8.0 SlashfilmBill Bria It feels remarkably honest and true to itself, demonstrating again that taking such a popular character seriously is nothing to laugh at. Read
• 8.0 Time OutJohn Bleasdale Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga bring music but zero merriment to a bold and often brilliant sequel. Read
• 4.0 The TimesKevin Maher The director Todd Phillips said there would be no follow-up to the original, but he changed his mind and the result is a derivative musical. Read
• 3.0 VultureAlison Willmore Mostly, Arthur is acted upon, even when he thinks he's seizing control ? a punching bag for the world and, more importantly, for the director, who subjects the character to so many indignities that he actually stops being pitiable and starts resembling the punchline to a very long, shaggy joke. By the end of Joker: Folie à Deux, that joke feels like it's on us. Read