Paul Schrader Slams ‘Joker 2’: ‘I Left, Bought Something, Came Back, Saw Another 10 Minutes. That Was Enough’

The “Taxi Driver” screenwriter says he didn’t like stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga “as actors” or “as characters”

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Paul Schrader (Credit: Getty Images)

Paul Schrader didn’t mince words about his negative reaction to “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

Speaking to Interview Magazine,” the “Taxi Driver” screenwriter revealed that he didn’t even make it to the end of the “Joker” sequel before he bowed out entirely.

“I saw about 10 or 15 minutes of it,” Schrader said. “I left, bought something, came back, saw another 10 minutes. That was enough.”

When asked what he didn’t like about the musical aspect of the film, Schrader was equally as blunt – Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

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