Folie à Deux continues to die at the box office, screenwriter Paul Schrader ( Taxi Driver ) comes in kicking the film while it’s down by sharing his brutally honest thoughts on it. The movie hasn’t really connected with critics or fans.

Robert Okine/Getty Images While the original Joker had been compared to Martin Scorsese‘s Taxi Driver, that film’s acclaimed screenwriter Paul Schrader wasn’t impressed with Todd Phillips‘ panned sequel,

Paul Schrader, acclaimed writer of Taxi Driver and a filmmaker himself, was not a big fan of Joker: Folie à Deux to say the least. The Todd Philips musical drama opened to negative reviews and emerged as the biggest box office disappointment of the year.

Writer-director Paul Schrader calls out the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starrer Joker: Folie à Deux

Schrader’s ‘Taxi Driver’ which he wrote for Martin Scorsese reportedly served as an inspiration for the first part of ‘Joker’, based on the eponymous DC Comics villain

Folie à Deux” and only lasted around 20 minutes or so before deciding he couldn’t take it any longer. The “Joker” sequel, headlined by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has flopped at the box office amid negative reviews and stands to lose between $150 million

Folie à Deux, saying he walked out after around 10 or 15 minutes, bought something, came back for another 10 minutes and decided: “That was enough.”The First Reformed filmmaker, 78, is known for his outspoken views about films.

Paul Schrader did not hold back when sharing his negative opinion about Joker 2. What Did Paul Schrader Say About Joker 2? Schrader recently sat down with Jeremy O. Harris before the New York Film Festival premiere of his next film,

Folie à Deux" critic. The auteur seemingly couldn't find any semblance of his "Taxi Driver" or Martin Scorsese's "King of Comedy" in "Joker: Folie à Deux," despite director Todd Phillips saying both inspired the Oscar-winning first film,