Review of Joy (2015) by Andrey B — 20 Sep 2016

Strong performance from Jennifer Lawrence but the story itself is not that strong.

This review of Joy (2015) was written by Andrey B on 20 Sep 2016.

Joy has generally received positive reviews.

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