Review of Joy (2015) by Tom J — 04 Jan 2016
How well you like the movie Joy depends considerably on how much you remain committed to rooting for Joy Mongano because Jennifer Lawrence IS the film. This isn't the story of the woman who invented the Miracle Mop (the product name only gets mentioned once) and 100 other inventions.
This is a Horatio Alger rags to riches story about a smart, but struggling woman who develops the idea of the self-wringing Miracle Mop and struggles through success and heartache and near financial ruin to make her dream a success.
Lawrence is much more successful than her material that seem heavy handed at times. But I felt like I was riding the Joy Mangano roller coster and felt her triumphs and failures even knowing this is is biopic where Joy ends up succeeding beyond her wildest dreams in the end.
This review of Joy (2015) was written by Tom J on 04 Jan 2016.
Joy has generally received positive reviews.
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