Review of Joy (2015) by Paul O — 01 Jun 2016

An enjoyable, barely cohesive mess highlighted by Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiros performances.

This review of Joy (2015) was written by Paul O on 01 Jun 2016.

Joy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Alexandra Macaaron (124) for Women's Voices for Change (124) on 03 Dec 2017

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By Glenn Heath Jr. (311) for San Diego CityBeat (181) on 03 Nov 2018

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By Uri Klein (124) for Haaretz (130) on 10 Jan 2018

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By Becky T (285) on 25 Jul 2017

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By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 04 Jun 2018

Neither joyous nor intriguing enough to invest in it…

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By Lanfranco C (64) on 07 Dec 2018

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

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