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Paul Schrader Slams ‘Joker 2’: ‘I Left, Bought Something, Came Back, Saw Another 10 Minutes. That Was Enough’

Paul Schrader didn't mince words when it came to his negative opinion on "Joker: Folie à Deux."

Speaking to Interview Magazine,” the “Taxi Driver” screenwriter revealed that he didn’t even make it to the end of the “Joker” sequel before he bowed out entirely. When asked what he didn’t like about the musical aspect of the film, Schrader was equally as blunt – Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Despite the box office implosion, many critics like TheWrap’s William Bibbiani thought the film took Arthur Fleck’s story in a daring direction.

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