Review of Joy (2015) by Ydnar4 — 27 Dec 2015

Joy the story of a woman that most of the world is completely unaware of and it is kind of random selection for a project. David O Russell and Jennifer Lawrence have already worked together twice so its easy to get our hopes up.

I wasn't a huge fan of American Hustle but I could respect it. The real strong side of Joy is the great performance by Jennifer Lawrence. I totally understand the Golden Globe nomination. Joy is by far the most interesting and loveable character in the film and she's very easy to root for as the movie goes and she continues to struggle.

Now the main issue with the rest of the cast is that they aren't very likeable. Robert Di Niro and Bradley Cooper are both in this film but sadly they are almost unlikeable. Joy comes from a life of dysfunction and because of that there are times where she is completely on her own.

Then there are certainly some scenes that really stand out above the rest.