Review of Joy (2015) by Jose L — 18 Feb 2016

Movie was about selling mops to mop the floors.

This review of Joy (2015) was written by Jose L on 18 Feb 2016.

Joy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Renuka Vyavahare (150) for The Times of India (879) on 08 Nov 2017

Heartbreaking, uplifting, liberating...Joy makes you instill faith in your abilities once again…

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By Doctor S (657) on 23 Aug 2017

It takes a special kind of director to tell the story of a single mom trying to sell a mop that she has invented and make it anywhere close…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 30 Nov 2018

Strengths: The combination of David O…

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By Dana F (381) on 27 Jun 2017

Starts rough... stick with it and it gets very satisfying…

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By Sean K (381) on 16 Jul 2017

An enjoyable flick but one of O Russell's weakest as the up and downs of Joy's journey become all too apparent…

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By Kathy Fennessy (88) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 20 Aug 2017

Diane Ladd, who narrates in her honeyed drawl, elevates the scenario as Joy's encouraging grandmother, but as female empowerment pictures go,…

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By Mike V (837) on 04 Feb 2018

This 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film is led by Lawrence in the leading role…

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By Will S (635) on 05 Aug 2017

Loved the story and Jennifer Lawrence. But the script and direction resorted to stereotypes and cliches rather than presenting real characters…

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By Erik Anderson (42) for AwardsWatch (42) on 26 Aug 2018

The screwball comedy nature of this setup harks back to Russell's best film, Flirting with Disaster…

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By Wayne K (446) on 24 Mar 2018

Jennifer is sooo good looking. She gets to look a bit gritty, determined and kick ass also here…

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