Joker: Folie à Deux

"Claustrophobic and repetitive."

"(It's) either daring or it's irritatingly smug, but it's definitely not much fun."

"Feels like it’s bad on purpose."

"Funny odd, not funny ha-ha."

"Just as bleak and daring as the original."

"Staid direction, shoddy emotional plotting... and a grave nihilism that makes Zack Snyder’s work seem like a season of Bluey."

"(A) shockingly amateur musical effort."

"Startlingly dull."

"The worst thing... is its unfulfilled potential."

"A complicated, intense, and entertaining film."

"Messy, lifeless, derivative and exactly what you’d expect from a film that simply doesn’t want, or need, to exist."

"It’s a musical, a prison movie and, mostly, a plodding courtroom drama."

"The concept is audacious but the execution less so."

"Won’t suit all stripes of comic-book fan, but it finds a strange, tragic hopefulness all of its own."

"An unconventional musical sequel that fails to hit the high notes."

"A compelling musical deconstruction."

"Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga bring music but zero merriment to a bold and often brilliant sequel."

"Sadly, no laughing matter."