So let's deal with the wrong first, because yes, Joker: Folie à Deux was, for lack of a better word, a disaster. The film doesn't deserve the low Rotten Tomatoes score that it has right now, with just as low an Audience score. There have been far worse films out there that are far more deserving of a lower score.

The following article contains spoilers for "Joker: Folie à Deux."] Hollywood is still reeling over why "Joker: Folie à Deux," expected to be a sure-thing blockbuster, has not just struggled at the box office but has become one of the biggest bombs of the year.

“Folie à Deux” does neither. Taking a cue from the last scene of “Joker” — a psych evaluation where Arthur hears Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” in his head and starts to sing along — the film is basically one long drawn-out courtroom drama, interrupted by musical numbers (old standards, most of them sung in Arthur’s head).