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10. Every Single Song - Joker: Folie à Deux

Particularly following on from the wild and unprecedented success of Joker in 2019, to call the sequel a mess would be an insult to messes. Rarely does a franchise go from groundbreaking to laughing stock quite so quickly.

Joker: Folie à Deux actually had a strong story, revolving around Arthur's (Joaquin Phoenix) internal battles between himself and Joker. It could have made for an interesting premise, but it was buried under an inconsistent tone and director Todd Phillips trying too hard to subvert expectations. Easily the worst part of this was the musical aspect.

The question will always be asked, why did the film have to be a musical? Yes, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinzel got to show off her awesome pipes in what was a surprisingly good casting, but every single song felt out of place.

As soon as there was a moment that could have been rather poignant, deep, or something close to provoking the kind of emotional response the original film got, Arthur and Lee would ruin it by bursting into song. Subverting expectations is one thing, and certainly no one expected the Joker follow-up to revolve around these musical numbers, but there is a damn good reason for that.