Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino had some positive words for Joker 2: Folie a Deux, which had received an overwhelmingly negative reception from fans and critics alike upon release. Accordingly, fans are wondering what all good things Tarantino said about the newly released Todd Phillips film. Did Tarantino marvel at the story? Did he enjoy the movie overall? Was he enamored by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s performances?
Here is what Tarantino said about Joker 2: Folie a Deux and your query on whether he liked the movie, answered.
Did Quentin Tarantino like Joker 2: Folie a Deux?
Yes, Quentin Tarantino enjoyed Joker 2: Folie a Deux.
Tarantino shared his love for the movie in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. He praised Joaquin Phoenix’s reprisal of Arthur Fleck from 2019’s Joker, claiming he gave “one of the best performances” he had “ever seen” in his life “in the movie.”
The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood filmmaker then went on to say he had gone to see the movie with expectations of an impressive film, but he also shared his initial belief that the film was an ” arms-length, intellectual exercise,” which he opined would not work like a movie.
He also heavily praised the musical aspects of the film. “I got really caught up. I thought the more banal the songs were, the better they were,” he said.
Moreover, he also likened Arthur Fleck and Lee Quinzel‘s chemistry in the film to that of Mickey and Mallory’s from Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, which Tarantino wrote the story for, and that the film was a spiritual successor to that movie in his eyes. “That’s the Natural Born Killers I would have dreamed of seeing, as the guy who created Mickey and Mallory,” he opined. “I loved what they did with it, I loved the direction he took. I mean, the whole movie was the fever dream of Mickey Knox.”
Furthermore, he also praised Todd Phillips’ direction of the film, even jokingly suggesting Phillips was essentially the Joker in real life. “Todd Phillips is the Joker,” he said. The Joker directed the movie.”
