Quentin Tarantinohas never been afraid to express his opinion . Tarantino ’s up-to-the-minute program line is aboutJoker : Folie àDeux , the much - badmouth continuation . Not only did Tarantino bed the movie but he cited Joaquin ’s Phoenix play inJoker 2as “ one of the best performances ” he ’s ever seen in his lifetime .
“ I really , really liked it , really . A spate . Like , staggeringly , and I hold up to see it expecting to be impress by the filmmaking , ” Tarantino said in an interview onThe Bret Easton Ellis Podcast . “But I thought it was going to be an arms - length , intellectual practice session that finally I would n’t think worked like a picture show , but that I would apprise it for what it is . And I ’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that does n’t quite work as a movie or that ’s like a big , elephantine wad to some degree . And I did n’t find it an intellectual drill . I really got get up into it . I really like the musical sequences . ”
Tarantino might be one of the lone voices carry musical accompaniment forJoker 2 . The sequel to 2019’sJokerwill in all likelihood be the openhanded box post flop of the year . With a $ 201 million receipts against a $ 190 million budget , Joker : Folie à Deuxwill reportedly lose between$150 million and $ 200 million for Warner Bros. Joker 2has a D onCinemaScore . For comparison , Madame Webhas a C+ .
WhileJokerdrew comparisons toTaxi Driver , Tarantino comparedJoker : Folie à DeuxtoNatural Born Killers . Tarantino , who wrote the script forNatural Born Killers , bonk that Phoenix ’s Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga ’s Lee Quinzel resembled Woody Harrelson ’s Mickey Knox and Juliette Lewis ’ Mallory Wilson Knox .
Quentin Tarantino also praisedJoker 2director Todd Phillips , saying he embody Arthur Fleck ’s look behind the camera .
“ Todd Phillips is the Joker . The Joker directed the movie , ” Tarantino add . “ The intact concept , even him spending the studio apartment ’s money — he ’s spending it like the Joker would spend it , all right-hand ? And then his big surprise gift — haha ! — the jack - in - the - box seat , when he offers you his hand for a shake and you get a buzzer with 10,000 V shooting you — is the risible book geek . He ’s saying f — you to all of them . He ’s say f — you to the flick audience . He ’s saying f — you to Hollywood . He ’s say f — you to anybody who owns any stock at DC and Warner Brothers [ … ] And Todd Phillipsisthe Joker . Un film de Joker , all correctly , is what it is . He is the Joker . ”
turkey : Folie à Deuxis in theaters and uncommitted on digital service for purchase .
