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Joke’s On Us: Phillips Composes an Empty, Boring Spectacle
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Just prior to the trial, Arthur is allowed to attend music classes in the minimum security ward of the psychiatric institution where he’s held, courtesy of a self-motivated guard (Brenden Gleeson) who loves himself some classic tunes. In fact, the sequel only serves to diminish the questionable mystique conjured by the novelty of an R-rated super villain’s origin story which had allegorical ties to reality in ways most comic book related films do not. Catherine Keener as a sympathetic lawyer, and Zazie Beetz, reprising her kindly neighbor character from the first film for one scene, appear to be on hand to establish some sense of legitimacy but are usurped by the repetitive ebb and flow of the apathetically constructed narrative.
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