I can kinda see what they were going for with the sequel, since more of the same would be tricky when balancing Arthur’s battle with his alter ego. The musical idea does work in theory.
With that said, this kind of thing works really well on TV, but not so much in a follow-up to a movie many consider to be great. Also, I know she had great success in A Star Is Born, but I’m still not entirely sold on Lady Gaga as an actress. She can definitely act, but many of her roles are basically “…and Lady Gaga is in this too”. She’s definitely better than Beyonce in that regard, but IMO she was cast because they wanted to make a Joker-themed musical, rather than a sequel to a critically acclaimed movie called Joker.
I can kinda see what they were going for with the sequel, since more of the same would be tricky when balancing Arthur’s battle with his alter ego. The musical idea does work in theory.
With that said, this kind of thing works really well on TV, but not so much in a follow-up to a movie many consider to be great. Also, I know she had great success in A Star Is Born, but I’m still not entirely sold on Lady Gaga as an actress. She can definitely act, but many of her roles are basically “…and Lady Gaga is in this too”. She’s definitely better than Beyonce in that regard, but IMO she was cast because they wanted to make a Joker-themed musical, rather than a sequel to a critically acclaimed movie called Joker.