City Paper and WaPo (nor NYT) don't like new Joker movie

Not Only Does Joker: Folie à Deux Waste Lady Gaga's Talent, It's a Tedious Bore to Boot

Directed by Todd Phillips, the sequel to the 2019 film is oddly anemic, a stiff jukebox musical that has little to say about its beloved pop culture villains.

  by Alan Zilberman October 4th, 2024

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/751046/not-only-does-joker-folie-a-deux-waste-lady-gagas-talent-its-a-tedious-bore-to-boot/

'Joker: Folie à Deux': Don't come to this musical looking to get happy

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in a sequel that's most interesting for ideas that are buried in grim entertainment.

Review by Ty Burr

Washington Post October 4, 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/10/03/joker-folie-deux-phoenix-gaga-review/

(2.5 stars)

'Joker: Folie à Deux' Review: Make 'Em Laugh (and Yawn)

Todd Phillips's "Joker" sequel stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga who sing and dance like crazy kids, but the movie is seriously un-fun.

By Manohla Dargis

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 4, 2024, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Unrelenting Grimness, With Stars and Songs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/movies/joker-folie-a-deux-review.html