This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “Joker: Folie à Deux” now playing in theaters. Joaquin Phoenix dons his clown makeup once again in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the follow-up to his Oscar-winning performance from 2019.

The film, which cost an estimated US $190 million to produce, has been receiving negative feedback online. Fans have expressed their disappointment with the movie's storyline and overall execution, with some blaming its poor performance on bad word-of-mouth.

In developing the ‘Joker’ sequel, director Todd Phillips said the team “just found ourselves writing more and more music into it”