‘Taxi Driver’ writer slams ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “Impossible”

If you follow movie news at all, you probably know that by now Joker: Folie à Deux despair. The blockbuster disappoints on almost every front and cannot match the original. Paul Schrader clearly he doesn’t like it and he doesn’t hide his opinion.

Schrader, famous for his writings Martin Scorsese masterpieces Taxi driver in Raging bullYes Folie à Deux he got a chance, but it didn’t go far. The writer could not even finish watching the film.

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This is how it begins: “I tried to watch ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’. After 10 to 15 minutes I got up, bought some nibbles and tried again for 10 minutes. Then I had enough“.

“It’s really bad music. Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga: I’m not happy with either of them. I don’t think they are good actors. I didn’t like them as their characters. I didn’t like it myself. They are the type of people that when they come to your house you quickly escape through the back door“.

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It doesn’t help that Schrader isn’t a big fan of the superhero genre. When asked if he would ever do one, his response was as follows: “No. I was once ‘close’, but quickly found out it wasn’t for me“.

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“It was a prequel to ‘The Exorcist’ starring Stellan Skarsgard, but it became such a big budget commercial film. I didn’t like that. I had problems with the producers, the story, everything. It wasn’t for me.”

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