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Story
Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson and director Todd Phillips share what scared them most about approaching the musical sequel. . Film subtitle “Folie a Deux”; means "The madness of the two" in French. This initially led to speculation about Harley Quinn appearing in the film, which was confirmed shortly after. The name Folie a Deux comes from the 19th century French psychiatrists Charles Lasègue and Jules Falret.
It is also known as Lasègue-Falret syndrome
The term was coined to refer to two or more people who share the same madness or delusion. Jury representative mistakenly talks about “People of New York”; instead of Gotham City.. Arthur Fleck: [Written as a spiteful autograph with a sad smiley face] I HOPE IT GETS CANCER. The film opens with a Looney Tunes title sequence, featuring the ringed Warner Bros logo and the Joker’s face. Featured in AniMat’s Wicked Cartoon Cast: The Wicked Discovery of a Lifetime (2022). Merrily We Roll Along Written by Eddie Cantor, Murray Mencher and Charles Tobias.
I really wanted this to be a good movie but
but I have to be honest, this one just didn’t land for me. My actual rating would probably be around a 4 or 5, but I’m giving it a 6 because I know this movie will get a lot of downvotes and it has some merit. First, it felt more like a musical promoting Lady Gaga’s “new album”; than the dark psychological thriller I was expecting. Don’t get me wrong, Gaga is talented and her performance was solid, but the over the top musical numbers really disrupted the mood. This is not the kind of movie where I want to be dragged into a Broadway show mid-story. It just destroys the atmosphere and tension that worked so well in the first Joker movie.
The acting was there, no doubt
One thing I have never seen before: so many people left the theater before the movie was over. Incredibly, I even saw a few people fall asleep during the movie! The pacing dragged and lacked the intense energy that kept the original Joker going from start to finish. On the plus side, the cinematography was beautiful and Joaquin Phoenix is still excellent as Arthur Fleck. But even with these powerful elements, something was wrong. The film felt too long and by the end it seemed to lose direction.
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Ultimately, Joker: Folie à Deux had its moments, but the musical direction and uneven pacing left me feeling let down.. new films from this year’s film festivals including Venice, TIFF, New York Film Festival and more.