Folie à Deux" critic. The auteur seemingly couldn't find any semblance of his "Taxi Driver" or Martin Scorsese's "King of Comedy" in "Joker: Folie à Deux," despite director Todd Phillips saying both inspired the Oscar-winning first film,

Joker: Folie à Deux” was primed to be another twisted comic book smash. Instead, the sequel to 2019’s billion-dollar hit “Joker” is a box office disaster. So far, the offbeat musical about Batman’s notorious foe has grossed $51.

During a new sit-down conversation with Jeremy O. Harris for Interview Magazine, the filmmaker and screenwriter mentioned offhandedly that he had gone to watch the musical follow-up to the 2019 Joker, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as failed comedian Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader has decided to weigh in on Joker: Folie à Deux, admitting that he was unable to make it through the DC sequel. He also has nothing nice to say about the movie's leads.

The Joker sequel has another catastrophic weekend at the box office, as another killer-clown ends Arthur Fleck's reign.

That was enough,” Schrader said. “It’s a really bad musical.” It’s certainly a surprise to hear Schrader’s assessment, considering he didn’t even get to the tap dancing sequence wherein director Todd Phillips forgot to film Phoenix’s feet.

Folie à Deux' which he says is a musical leap on 2019 'Joker.' Directed by Todd Phillips, the sequel stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

Getting the ball rolling on a sequel was the obvious move, but unfortunately, Joker: Folie à Deux is bombing at the box office, and Variety reports it could lose the studio at least $150 million to $200 million.