Joker: Folie à Deux — 2.5/5
Fucking hated the first one, but there are redeeming qualities here! Namely, it's the first time I've ever seen in all of her cartoons and comics and movies Harley Quinn as a potent villain. The manipulative narcissist girlfriend! Pushing and pulling gentle and large, in geocentric orbit around a larger star, molding it into her vision. She doesn't pull the trigger, but she certainly puts the gun in the hand and says go bang. "It would make me happy, baby." The movie is at its best when she's in the center, furthering the creation of the idea of the Joker. It's a great view of toxic relationships—of course you stay with her! She likes you! And you like the story she tells about you better than the one the others tell about you. But then the movie sort of discards whatever I thought the story might have been and then beyond that is just generally indulgent with its idea of a musical. I believe with the whole of my being that Todd Phillips only has disdain for the people who give him money. He doesn't give a shit about you. I kind of think the same thing about Joaquin Phoenix. They're evil artists.
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