Five years after the original, the DC sequel "Joker: Folie à Deux" has been met with polarizing reviews. While legendary "The Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola has given it his seal of approval, the same can't be said for Paul Schrader, the acclaimed screenwriter of "Taxi Driver"—a film often cited as a key inspiration for the first "Joker."
In a recent conversation with Jeremy O. Harris for Interview Magazine, Schrader revealed that he went to see the divisive film in his spare time but couldn't make it through the entire movie. He admitted to walking out of the theater less than half an hour after it started.
"Sometimes I just go to the movies to see what’s playing, so I went to the multiplex and saw 'Joker: Folie à Deux.' I watched for about 10 or 15 minutes, then I left and bought some stuff, came back and watched another 10 minutes, and that was enough," Schrader said. He further described the film as a "pretty terrible musical."
Moreover, Paul Schrader openly expressed his dislike for the film's leads, Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. He said:
"I don’t like them as actors, and I don’t like the characters they play. I have no affection for the whole movie. It’s the kind of thing where if they came to your door, you’d probably want to sneak out the back."
via： Interview