Review of Joy (2015) by John935 — 02 Jun 2016

JLaw is very good and no doubt most of the weirdness of Joy the film is intentional but I was left w/ a feeling of Is That All There Is? (which, come to think of it, would have been a cool addition to the soundtrack).

Part of the film's problem, overall, might be unintended consequences from oversimplifying the business issues faced by Joy the character, i.e., Do the oversimplifications actually cause greater confusion? All this is especially problematic w/ the patent issues.

Patent law is about as complex and tax law. The film 'wants' us viewers to understand it but doesn't really give us much help (maybe it doesn't understand it either). Also, the woman's success story is admirable but at times it feels like it is straining to be political correct.

I'm not sure I'm right about most of the above. I am merely setting forth my reservations about this film by a director whose work I'm often crazy about.