“Joker 2,” or “Joker: Folie à Deux” as completely no one calls it, is lastly right here! And the outcomes … are blended (though you may learn our fairly constructive evaluation proper right here). For the sequel to his billion greenback hit “Joker,” director Todd Phillips has made a movie that intentionally units out to interrogate the viewers of the primary movie. “Oh, you appreciated Arthur Fleck?” Phillips is asking right here. “Why??” In concept, it is a fascinating thought. I am all for sequels that attempt to deconstruct and re-contextualize what got here earlier than. On high of that, “Joker 2” is a musical! All of this sounds nice on paper.
Sadly, the movie is a little bit of a slog. It is so joyless and dour that watching it begins to really feel like a chore. On high of that, Phillips appears genuinely afraid of embracing the musical facet of the film — which makes you marvel why the hell he determined to incorporate it in any respect. The musical numbers exist virtually completely inside the warped thoughts of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck aka Joker. This can be a superb thought, though different film musicals — most notably Lars von Trier’s “Dancer within the Darkish” and the movie adaptation of “Chicago” — have finished it earlier than. However Phillips shoots the musical numbers with virtually no life, no vitality, no enthusiasm. It is a bummer.
In any case, “Joker 2” is loaded with songs, a few of that are belted out by the supremely proficient however sadly underused Girl Gaga, who performs a model of Harley Quinn who is kind of a manipulative Joker fangirl. Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur/Joker sings, too, however he largely mumbles his manner via songs as he retreats into his twisted internal fantasy life. Under, you could find each track that reveals up within the movie. “Joker: Folie à Deux” is now in theaters.
Each track in Joker 2
Here is each track that pops up within the movie:
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Merrily We Roll Alongside
Written by Eddie Cantor, Murray Mencher, and Charles Tobias -
Slap That Bass
Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin -
What The World Wants Now Is Love
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Carried out by Nick Cave -
When The Saints Go Marching In
Conventional
Carried out by Brendan Gleeson, Jacob Lofland, John Lacy
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We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
Written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels and Richard Robertson
Carried out by Brendan Gleeson -
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
Written by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel
Carried out by Girl Gaga and Ensemble -
Get Pleased
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix and Girl Gaga and Ensemble -
For As soon as In My Life
Written by Ronald Miller (as Ronald N. Miller) and Orlando Murden
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix -
If My Buddies May See Me Now
Written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix and Girl Gaga -
Folie à Deux
Written by Girl Gaga
Carried out by Girl Gaga -
Bewitched
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix and Girl Gaga -
When You are Smiling (The Complete World Smiles With You)
Written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix -
That is Leisure
Written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
Carried out by Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray and Oscar Levant
Carried out by Girl Gaga -
To Love Any individual
Written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix and Girl Gaga -
“Fly Me To The Moon (In Different Phrases)
Written by Bart Howard -
They Lengthy To Be (Shut To You)
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Carried out by Girl Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix -
The Joker
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix -
Gonna Construct A Mountain
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Carried out by Girl Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix -
Dancing In The Moonlight
Written by Sherman Kelly
Carried out by King Harvest -
I’ve Acquired The World On A String
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Carried out by Brendan Gleeson
Carried out by Girl Gaga -
If You Go Away
Written by Jacques Brel and Rod McKuen
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix -
My Life
Written by Billy Joel
Carried out by Billy Joel -
It is Magic
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne -
That is Life
Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon
Carried out by Frank Sinatra
Carried out by Girl Gaga -
True Love Will Discover You In The Finish
Written by Daniel Johnston
Carried out by Joaquin Phoenix
