Comedian Tim Dillon, who played a small role of an Arkham guard in the recent Joker: Folie a Deux, sequel to the 2019 movie Joker, called the movie "the worst film ever made" during an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience on November 6.
While giving his review for the sequel, Tim Dillon said,
"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."
The first Joker movie, directed by Todd Philips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, dives into the life of Arthur Fleck, a struggling, mentally ill comedian who works as a clown-for-hire in Gotham City. Arthur comes to embrace violence as he faces rejection, ridicule, and isolation. The movie was nominated for Best Picture in 2020, and Phoenix won the Best Actor Award for playing Arthur.
"This is the worst thing I've ever seen," says Tim Dillon about Joker: Folie a Deux
While discussing the story of the sequel to 2019's Joker, Tim Dillon noted that the movie lacked a plot. Joker: Folie a Deux took a different direction by incorporating music and dancing, which Tim hinted could be a reason for its failure.
"I think (they asked), '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."
Tim Dillon recalled some moments from the set of the film where he, along with other actors, questioned the movie's plot,
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"Me and the 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**k is this?" And they'd go, 'This is going to bomb, man.' I go, 'This is the worst thing I've ever seen."
The sequel was an immediate flop after it was released on October 4, 2024. As per social media comments, many fans walked out of the theater early, and Warner Bros. lost an estimated $150 million to $200 million on the movie. However, Quentin Tarantino disagreed and liked the sequel. During an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis podcast last month, the director said he "really got caught up into it" and liked the musical sequences.
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