Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		5.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.0

Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

We got what we fuckin' deserved, I guess.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III December 11, 2024

Released alongside separate 4K and Blu-ray editions, Warner Bros. also offers a wide-release 4K/Blu-ray Steelbook combo pack of Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux. Generally considered to be this year's biggest box-office bomb and a supremely disappointing sequel to the well-received but controversial Joker, it absolutely crashed and burned at the box office just over two months ago, earning back roughly a fifth of the original film's ticket sales on almost quadruple the budget. I'm no math wizard, but Joker 3 is about as likely as a follow up to The Flash. Either way, I'm sure Folie à Deux still has its fans and they should consider this collectable the best home video option of the bunch.

For a full synopsis and light roast of Joker: Folie à Deux, please see my separate review of the 4K edition or Brian Orndorf's similarly dire theatrical review. A Steelbook combo pack is also available.

Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

NOTE: This review's screenshots are sourced from the separate Blu-ray edition, reviewed here.

For my thoughts on both the 2160p/HDR10 and 1080p/SDR transfers of the film, please see both my recent reviews of the 4K edition and the Blu-ray, linked above. In short, both are about as perfect as their formats will allow.

Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Similarly, my thoughts on the outstanding Dolby Atmos mix can be found in the 4K review.

Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This two-disc release ships in Steelbook packaging and is the only design to separate both of its main characters, featuring a darkened version of Joker on the front (which shrewdly omits the film's title) and Lee flipped upside-down on the back. I'm not sure if this was done to mimic their unusual relationship or a playing card motif, but either way it's simple and works well enough. Inside is a more traditional still of the lovers on stage, with both discs on overlapping hubs to the right. It's a fine effort that's basic and effective... and if you don't like it, there will probably be at least two or three more Steelbook variants available in the coming years if it's anything like the first film.

On-disc extras are identical to both the 4K and Blu-ray and are listed below.

• Everything Must Go (44:05)

• The Character of Music (8:20)

• Crafted With Class (7:21)

• Colors of Madness (6:22)

• Live! With The Joker (5:16)

Joker: Folie à Deux 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Much like other inferior sequels in film history, Joker: Folie à Deux does a lot less with more, squandering a massive budget and the first film's success with a go-nowhere story that seems to actively resent its own characters and the people watching them. Perhaps its biggest sin, though, is that it will likely kill the possibility of big studios taking any kind of risk with future follow-ups, all but guaranteeing that the next installment of Barbie or The Batman will probably play it safe. So while it's already bad enough now, the repercussions of this colossal train wreck might actually be felt for years to come. That said, anyone who feels differently should consider this 4K/Blu-ray Steelbook the best available home video option, for both its dual formats and the well-rounded strengths of it's A/V presentation and extras.