The criticism of Joker: Folie à Deux continues a month into its theatrical run, and this time, the call is coming from inside the house.
Comedian Tim Dillon, who had a small role in Todd Phillips‘ recent musical comic book sequel, described the movie as “the worst film ever made” as he gave his behind-the-scenes account of playing a guard at Arkham Asylum. “I think what happened, after the first Joker, there was a lot of talk like, ‘Oh, this was loved by incels.
This was loved by the wrong kinds of people. This sent the wrong kind of message. Male rage! Nihilism!’ All these think pieces,” he theorized on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “And then I think [they said], ‘What if we went the other way,’ and now they have Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane.” Dillon added, “It has no plot.
We would sit there, me and these other guys were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at the Arkham Asylum, and I would turn to one of them and we’d hear this crap and I’d go, ‘What the f— is this?’ And they’d go, ‘This is going to bomb, man.’ I go, ‘This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen.’ We were talking about it at lunch, and we’d go, ‘What is the plot?
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