The first “Joker” was a polarizing film, with strong opinions for and against it. The review on this site, though, came down in the middle. That’s pretty much the same case this time around.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is set two years after the events of the first film. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), whose actions resulted in riots and upheaval after his murders, is now confined to Akrham State Hospital as he waits for his trial to get underway.
Inside, the treatment toward Fleck ranges from admiration to amusement, from the prisoners and guards alike. One fellow inmate in another section, though, Lee (Lady Gaga), is infatuated, and begins a relationship that pushes Fleck even more toward his Joker persona as the trial gets started.
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