The sequel to the Joker movie has received a mixed reception from critics around the world

Five years ago, having collected a lot of praise and awards JokerThe recent sequel to the movie has received a great reception in the media.

Depicting the later stages of the Joker character originally known from Batman stories Joker: Folie à Deux differs radically from the first Joker, because this time the story is told through musical means. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

The solution has received a mixed reception and, for example, Helsingin Sanomat in the two-star rating, the musical numbers were considered to interrupt and slow down the story, and the film was generally characterized as a “terrible disappointment”.

Large some of the critics of the foreign media have been on the same lines. Collecting movie reviews Rotten Tomatoes – website, only 39 percent of critics have recommended the film, and the average rating is 5.2 points out of ten.

The representatives of the public who gave evaluations to the site are also just as happy.

In the most negative media reviews, the film has been described as too long and the story thin. The variety thought the film was clunky and didn’t have enough action to make up for its two hour and 15 minute running time, and BBC:n according to the review, the film is dark, depressing and exhausting. With respect Rogerebert.com on the movie site Joker: Folie à Deux got one star out of five.

Some there are also positive reviews. From the British media Daily Telegraph gives the film four stars out of five, although the second part is not up to the level of the first in the magazine’s opinion. Gives the same stars Time Outin whose opinion Joker: Folie à Deux is even brilliant in places.

The Guardianin critic Peter Bradshaw giving three stars out of five because he didn’t like it About the Jokerand the sequel is better in comparison. Bradshaw praises the performance of Lady Gaga, who plays the female lead, and speculates that the next part of the story might tell the story of Gaga’s Harley Quinn.

Lady Gaga has also been praised in reviews where the film as a whole has been considered a failure. For example The New York Timesin according to Joker: Folie à Deux is “an unenthusiastic musical, one of the stars can sing, and the other can’t or doesn’t want to”.